Power correlation for vertical axis wind turbines with varying geometries

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 423-435

  Pope, K ^a   Naterer, G F ^a,c   Dincer, I ^a   Tsang, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b Zephyr Alternate Power Inc   (Canada)

^c Canada Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy; Performance; Power coefficient; Vertical axis wind turbine; Wind power

Indexed keywords

AIR DENSITY; DATA POINTS; DIFFERENT GEOMETRY; ENERGY; NEW CORRELATIONS; NEW DESIGN; NEW MODEL; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING PERFORMANCE; OPERATING REQUIREMENTS; PERFORMANCE; POWER COEFFICIENTS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; ROTATING REFERENCE FRAME; ROTOR RADIUS; ROTOR VELOCITY; TIP SPEED RATIO; TURBINE PERFORMANCE; TURBINE POWER; VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND VELOCITIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DESIGN; FORECASTING; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROTORS; STATORS; WIND POWER;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 79952668696     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1703     Document Type: Article

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