Design and Development of A Vertical Wind Turbine Using Slow Wind Speed for Mini Power Generation

• Main Authors: Din, Abdul Talib, Azraai, Shamsul Bahari, Thenamirtham, Kesavan Selvan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/3370/1/Conference_in_Manila_-_Wind_Turbine.doc; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/3370/; http://www.g-casa.com
• Institution: Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

Wind energy can be changed into other forms of energy, either mechanical or electrical energy. To convert the kinetic energy into electricity, the wind turbines, which consists rotor blades, shaft and electricity generator is needed. Rotor blade is the most important part because when the wind force...