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Analysis of Unsteady Blade Forces in a Vertical-axis Small Wind Turbine

수직형 소형풍력터빈의 비정상 익력 평가

  • LEE, SANG-MOON (Department of Land, Water and Environment Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology) ;
  • KIM, CHUL-KYU (Department of Land, Water and Environment Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology) ;
  • JEON, SEOK-YUN (Department of Land, Water and Environment Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology) ;
  • ALI, SAJID (Department of Land, Water and Environment Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology) ;
  • JANG, CHOON-MAN (Department of Land, Water and Environment Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
  • Received : 2018.04.04
  • Accepted : 2018.04.30
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

In the present study, unsteady flow analysis has been conducted to investigate the blade forces and wake flow around a hybrid street-lamp having a vertical-axis small wind turbine and a photovoltaic panel. Uniform velocities of 3, 5 and 7 m/s are applied as inlet boundary condition. Relatively large vortex shedding is formed at the wake region of the photovoltaic panel, which affects the increase of blade torque and wake flow downstream of the wind turbine. It is found that blade force has a good relation to the variation of the angle of attack with the rotation of turbine blades. Variations in the torque on the turbine blade over time create a cyclic fluctuation, which can be a source of turbine vibration and noise. Unsteady fluctuation of blade forces is also analyzed to understand the nature of the vibration of a small wind turbine over time. The detailed flow field inside the turbine blades is analyzed and discussed.

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