Aerodynamic design of the blade of a horizontal axis mini turbine for low wind speeds for the High Andean area of Peru

Tito U.Y.; Amadeo Vilca Huayta O.; Borja Borja M.G. · 2022 IEEE Biennial Congress of Argentina, ARGENCON 2022 (2022) · DOI: 10.1109/argencon55245.2022.9939673

Resumen

For optimal use of the wind resource, an optimal aerodynamic design of the blade sections of a wind turbine is important. The article presents the design of the blades of a low power wind turbine for a region with low wind speed and lower than typical air density. The results of the design are presented, analyzed, and validated with the QBlade software, which uses the BEMT (Blade Element Momentum Theory) method. The pitch angle and the optimized chord in each section were determined, the power coefficient and power generated were also found. It was concluded that there is a similarity for the geometry found by the QBlade software and a traditional method for a wind turbine for a high Andean place.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería; Universidad Nacional del Altiplano; Universidad Nacional de Juliaca