Computational optimization of adaptive hybrid Darrieus turbine : part 1

• Main Authors: Kumar, Palanisamy Mohan, Surya, Mohan Ram, Sivalingam, Krishnamoorthi, Lim, Teik-Cheng, Ramakrishna, Seeram, Wei, He
• Other Authors: NTUitive
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::General; Wind Turbine; Savonius
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144121
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Darrieus-type Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT) are promising for small scale decentralized power generation because of their unique advantages such as simple design, insensitive to wind direction, reliability, and ease of maintenance. Despite these positive aspects, poor self-starting capability a...