10.1007/s40095-017-0247-3

Design of an airborne vertical axis wind turbine for low electrical power demands

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  • Firman Bagja Juangsa1,
  • Bentang Arief Budiman*2,
  • Muhammad Aziz3,
  • Tubagus Ahmad Fauzi Soelaiman4,
  1. Department of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, JP
  2. Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, 40132, ID National Center for Sustainable Transportation Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, ID
  3. Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, JP
  4. Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, 40132, ID
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Published in Issue 2017-10-04

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Juangsa, F. B., Budiman, B. A., Aziz, M., & Soelaiman, T. A. F. (2017). Design of an airborne vertical axis wind turbine for low electrical power demands. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 8(4 (December 2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-017-0247-3
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Abstract

Abstract An airborne vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) is a new approach in wind turbine development. In this paper, a new design of the airborne VAWT which can produce electricity for a light-emitting diode (LED) system is exhibited. A gas balloon is used as the turbine and features a special blade design to convert wind energy into rotation of the electrical generator. The turbine was designed to meet the characteristics of wind in limited terrestrial wind speed areas. The generator was designed to be lightweight whilst retaining favorable performance for electricity generation. Performance test results showed that the developed generator could provide the required power supply for a LED system. Moreover, the generator can also recharge the batteries used as a voltage regulator for the LED system.

Keywords

  • Airborne wind turbines,
  • Vertical axis wind turbines,
  • Electrical generator,
  • Gas balloon
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