10.1007/s40095-021-00464-3

Design of blades for household small wind turbines

  • C. Miranda1,
  • A. D. Basso2,
  • G. M. Francucci3,
  • L. N. Ludueña*1,
  1. Grupo de Materiales Compuestos Termoplásticos (CoMP) - Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia Y Tecnología de Materiales (INTEMA), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP) – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mar del Plata, (7600), AR
  2. División Metalurgia - Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia Y Tecnología de Materiales (INTEMA), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP) – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mar del Plata, (7600), AR
  3. Grupo de Compuestos Estructurales Termorrígidos (CET) - Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia Y Tecnología de Materiales (INTEMA), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP) – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mar del Plata, (7600), AR

Published in Issue 2022-01-31

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Miranda, C., Basso, A. D., Francucci, G. M., & Ludueña, L. N. (2022). Design of blades for household small wind turbines. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 13(2 (June 2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-021-00464-3
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Abstract

Abstract Many countries have installed horizontal large-scale wind turbine (HLSWT) farms for green generation of electricity but unknowing the long-term consequences of this technology. Recent publications have demonstrated that HLSWT can contribute to weather changes and surface warming increasing precipitation rates. Horizontal household small wind turbines (HHSWTs) have been proposed as a sustainable option to reduce the environmental impact in the generation of electricity by wind energy conversion. However, some issues related to the sustainability and high initial costs of blades materials and processing techniques should be overcome to become HHSWT accessible for the population. In this work, an automated computer-aided design process is supplied for the creation of aerodynamically optimized, monolithic, low-cost and sustainable blades for HHSWT. The procedure presented takes into consideration the environmental conditions of the placement area of the windmill, and it is applicable to obtain blades of any length and with any targeted output power.

Keywords

  • Wind energy,
  • Turbine,
  • Blade,
  • CAD,
  • Design

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