Analysis of a small horizontal axis wind turbine performance

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 501-506

  Sahin, Ahmet Z ^a   Al Garni, Ahmed Z ^a   Al Farayedhi, Abdulghani ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Electrical energy generation; Energy; Energy generation; Wind energy; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; WIND POWER; WIND TUNNELS;

ENERGY EXTRACTION;

WIND TURBINES;

DESIGN; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0035337381     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.699     Document Type: Article

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