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    The document summarizes information about wind energy power plants. It discusses two main types of wind turbines - horizontal axis and vertical axis. Horizontal axis turbines are more efficient and face the wind directly. Vertical axis turbines can accept wind from any direction but are less efficient. It also describes key components of wind turbines like the foundation, tower, hub, rotor, nacelle and generator. The working principle is that the wind turns the rotor blades which spin a shaft connected to a generator to produce electricity. Applications of wind turbines include wind farms, grain milling, powering vehicles, water pumping, and more. Advantages are no pollution and lowest cost renewable resource, while disadvantages include high initial costs and variability in

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    The document summarizes information about wind energy power plants. It discusses two main types of wind turbines - horizontal axis and vertical axis. Horizontal axis turbines are more efficient and face the wind directly. Vertical axis turbines can accept wind from any direction but are less efficient. It also describes key components of wind turbines like the foundation, tower, hub, rotor, nacelle and generator. The working principle is that the wind turns the rotor blades which spin a shaft connected to a generator to produce electricity. Applications of wind turbines include wind farms, grain milling, powering vehicles, water pumping, and more. Advantages are no pollution and lowest cost renewable resource, while disadvantages include high initial costs and variability in

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    The document summarizes information about wind energy power plants. It discusses two main types of wind turbines - horizontal axis and vertical axis. Horizontal axis turbines are more efficient and face the wind directly. Vertical axis turbines can accept wind from any direction but are less efficient. It also describes key components of wind turbines like the foundation, tower, hub, rotor, nacelle and generator. The working principle is that the wind turns the rotor blades which spin a shaft connected to a generator to produce electricity. Applications of wind turbines include wind farms, grain milling, powering vehicles, water pumping, and more. Advantages are no pollution and lowest cost renewable resource, while disadvantages include high initial costs and variability in

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    DEBRE MARKOS INSTITUTION OF TECHNOLOGY

    SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

    POWER PLANTS ENGINEERING COURSE PROJECT ON

    WIND ENERGY POWER PLANTS

    Group Members
    S/N FULL NAME IDNO.
    1.   FEDILA JEMAL 0929/11
    1.   FENTAHUN ALEMAYEHU 0337/10
    1.   FRDAWEK TESFAYE 0227/11
    1.   GETAYE TAMIRAT 0028/10
    Wind energy

    Types of wind energy


    Introduction
    • The energy obtained from wind .
    • Wind energy, or wind power, refers to the process of using the movement of
    air to convert it into mechanical power or electricity.
    • This mechanical power can be used for specific tasks(such as grinding grain
    or pumping water) or a generator can convert this mechanical power in to
    electricity.
    • The wind turns the blades, which spin a shaft which connect a generator and
    makes electricity.
    Types of wind energy
    • There are two types of wind turbine
    1 Horizontal axis
    2 Vertical axis
    Horizontal axis wind turbine
     The main rotor shaft run horizontally.
     The rotating axis of the blade is parallel to the direction of the wind
     The rotor faces the wind to capture maximum wind energy.
     Inspection and maintenance is difficult
    They are more efficient

    Horizontal axis wind turbines basically include two types namely up-wind turbines and down-
    wind turbines.

    Up wind turbine
    blades faces the wind
    avoid wind shade behind tower
    rotor should be inflexible and should be placed at some distance from the tower
    Down wind turbine
    blades in down wind side
     Built with out yaw mechanism
     Rotor /blade can be flexible
     Power fluctuation will be there because of tower shade
     The main rotor shaft run vertically.
    Vertical axis turbine
     The rotating axis of the blades is perpendicular to the direction of wind.
     The rotor can accept the wind stream form any direction.
     Inspection and maintenance is easy.
     Less efficient.
    Types of vertical axis turbine
    1 savonius turbine
    2 darrieus turbine
    3 gromill turbine

    1.1 savonius turbine


    consists of two or three “scoops”.
    employ drag action to convert wind energy.
    spin in any wind regardless of facing.
    runs slowly produce high torque.

    2.1 darrieus turbine


    has vertical rotor and vertically oriented blades
    a small powered motor is required to start
    3.1 gromill turbine
    darrieus type vertical axis wind turbine
    typically powered by two or three vertical aero foils attached to a central mast by horizontal support
    figure1.1 savonius figure2 .1darrieus figure3.1 gromill
     Component of wind turbine
    1 foundation
    2 tower
    3 hub
    3 rotor
    4 nacelle
    5 generator
    Working principle of wind turbine

    When the wind strikes the rotor blades, blades start rotating. The turbine rotor is connected
    to a high-speed gearbox.
    Gearbox transforms the rotor rotation from low speed to high speed. The high-speed shaft
    from the gearbox is coupled with the rotor of the generator and hence the electrical
    generator runs at a higher speed.
    An exciter is needed to give the required excitation to the magnetic coil of the generator
    field system so that it can generate the required electricity. The generated voltage at output
    terminals of the alternator is proportional to both the speed and field flux of the alternator.
    The speed is governed by wind power which is out of control.
     Application of wind turbine
    Wind farm
    Grain milling
    Powered vehicle
    Water pumping
    Telecommunication
    Weather station
    Air traffic control
    Advantages and disadvantages
    • Advantages • Disadvantages
    No pollution At present capital cost of wind power plants
    Lowest prices renewable resource is high.

    Wind is almost everywhere Wind energy can not be stored

    Low maintenance Sometimes birds have been killed by flying


    in to the rotors
    Does not require fuel
    Large variations in wind speed during
    storms may cause damage to windmills.
    Thankyou

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