Darrieus vertical-axis wind turbine performance enhancement approach and optimized design: A review

Z Shen, S Gong, Z Zuo, Y Chen, W Guo - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Wind energy is a clean and renewable energy source. The Darrieus vertical-axis wind
turbine has the potential to be an efficient wind turbine with numerous applications. Various …

A comprehensive review of innovative wind turbine airfoil and blade designs: Toward enhanced efficiency and sustainability

A Krishnan, ASM Al-Obaidi, LC Hao - Sustainable Energy Technologies …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wind energy is a clean, sustainable energy source crucial in transitioning to a low-carbon
energy system. Wind power has become an affordable source due to technological …

A novel approach to performance improvement of a VAWT using plasma actuators

MA Daraee, S Abbasi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
The numerous advantages of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) have made them
suitable for urban areas compared to other types of wind turbines; however, the occurrence …

Design optimization of a Contra-Rotating VAWT: A comprehensive study using Taguchi method and CFD

J Radhakrishnan, S Sridhar, M Zuber, EYK Ng… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract With Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) showing promising capabilities in the
recent years, lately there has been an increase in research towards the performance …

Methodologies to improve the performance of vertical axis wind turbine: A review on stall formation and mitigation

D Sharma, R Goyal - Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2023 - Elsevier
The decline of fossil fuel reserves and stringent environmental regulations demands an
extensive use of renewable energy sources. Wind turbine power generation is rapidly …

Plasma actuator effects on the flow physics of dynamic stall for a vertical axis wind turbine

M Zare Chavoshi, A Ebrahimi - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Darrieus type vertical axis wind turbines have several advantages over other wind turbines
for local electricity generation in urban environments. However, the main aerodynamic …

Robust variable step P&O algorithm based MPPT for PMSG wind generation system using estimated wind speed compensation technique

I Toumi, A Boulmaiz, B Meghni, O Hachana - … Energy Technologies and …, 2023 - Elsevier
To expedite the cost recovery of the wind energy conversion system (WECS), maximizing
power availability at all times is of utmost importance. Therefore, the primary objective of …

Investigation of a newly developed slotted bladed darrieus vertical Axis wind turbine: A numerical and response surface methodology analysis

D Sarkar, S Shukla, N Alom… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In the past few years, wind energy became the most reliable and clean energy source
throughout the world. This research broadly has focused on the 2D design of the …

Investigation of performance enhancements of savonius wind turbines through additional designs

B Deda Altan, GS Gultekin - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study examines the literature on improving the low performance of Savonius wind
turbines, which are a type of vertical axis wind turbine. The literature studies on improving …

Computational study of the effect of building height on the performance of roof-mounted VAWT

F Rezaei, M Paraschivoiu - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2023 - Elsevier
The power of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) placed at the frontal corner of a roof-top
of a building is significantly higher compared to the same turbine in a uniform wind without a …