Renewable Energy Resources (Wind Energy)

S Janani¹, M Vinitha², S Roseseetha³

^1,2,3Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur

Abstract

Energy crisis is one of the major problem in the present scenario. We are in a position to extract energy from every possible source. Non-conventional energy sources are pollution free and cost effective. This paper examines the use of windmill for electricity generation. Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, wind mills for mechanical power, wind pumps for pumping water or drainage, or sails to propel ships. In a wind farm, individual turbines are interconnected with a medium voltage (often 34.5 kV). Energy is the Betz limit through a 100 m (328 ft) diameter circle facing directly into the wind. Total energy for the year through that circle was 15.4 GW-h. The capacity factor achieved by new wind turbines at 2009 and 2010 in India was reached 36%. In India 13,064 MW power is produced by wind mills at 2010. Totally 3% of all electricity produced by wind mills in India. Now a day some small scale industries and homes had small scale wind power sources. This type of small-scale wind power is the name given to wind generation systems with the capacity to produce up to 50 kW of electrical power. This type of small scale wind turbine charges a 12 V battery to run 12 V appliances.

Keywords

• VAWT (Vertical Axis Wind Turbine) Savonius, (Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine) towered, (Vertical Axis Wind Turbine) Darrieus

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S Janani, M Vinitha, S Roseseetha. Renewable Energy Resources (Wind Energy). International Conference on Innovative trends in Electronics Communication and Applications 2014. Vol. 1. Chennai: Association of Scientists, Developers and Faculties, 2014. 153-162. Print.