MEASUREMENT OF AERODYNAMIC FORCE ACTING ON SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF A STRAIGHT-BLADED VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE

Keiichirou Kawai; Takao Maeda; Yasunari Kamada; Yuhei Hoshino

doi:10.24752/gre.1.0_197

Japan council for Renewable Energy(2018)

DOI https://doi.org/10.24752/gre.1.0_197

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Host: Japan council for Renewable Energy(2018)

Name : Grand Renewable Energy 2018

Date : June 17, 2018 - June 22, 2018

MEASUREMENT OF AERODYNAMIC FORCE ACTING ON SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF A STRAIGHT-BLADED VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE

*Keiichirou Kawai, Takao Maeda, Yasunari Kamada, Yuhei Hoshino

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Keywords: wind power, vertical axis wind turbine, support structure, aerodynamic force

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Abstract

The vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) has support structures, which connect the blades and the rotating shaft of the wind turbine. The aerodynamic force acting on a VAWT is complicated and unexplained. Therefore, to clarify the aerodynamic force is important for designing a VAWT. This paper aimed at getting a better understanding of the aerodynamic force acting on VAWT.

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