Design and Optimization of a Wind Turbine for Rural Household Electrification in Machakos, Kenya

K Muchiri, JN Kamau, DW Wekesa… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Machakos is an area characterized by low wind speeds in the range of 0.5 m/s to 5 m/s with
an annual average wind speed of 3.5 m/s. Maximum power generation from wind requires …

Distribution cycle of wind speed: A case study in the Southern Part of Malaysia

D Derome, H Razali, A Fazlizan… - IOP Conference Series …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Wind energy has historically helped many people and has been utilized for farming and
seafaring. Today, modern usage is more comprehensive such as generating electricity …

New airfoils for microhorizontal-axis wind turbines

MK Chaudhary, S Prakash - Journal of Engineering Research, 2022 - kuwaitjournals.org
In this study, small horizontal-axis wind turbine blades operating at low wind speeds were
optimized. An optimized design method based on blade element momentum (BEM) theory …

Design and performance analysis of a counterrotating multi-rotor wind turbine-Experimental study

MA Habib, AA Jadallah, AA Hussein - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Among types of renewable energy resources, wind energy is considered the fastest
developing and most competitive. Counter-rotating turbines (CD-RWT) were adopted in …

FORECASTING WEIBULL PARAMETERS WITH A NOVEL ALTERNATIVE GRAPHICAL TECHNIQUE FOR LOW WIND SPEEDS

D Derome, H Razali, A Fazlizan, A Jedi - Jurnal Teknologi, 2022 - journals.utm.my
This paper analyses wind speed estimation for Weibull distribution using various methods.
According to a previous study, the existing methods primarily target areas with moderate to …

Development of a Wind-Solar PV Hybrid System for Small-Scale Power Generation in Low Wind Speed Regimes in Kenya

K Muchiri - 2024 - ir.jkuat.ac.ke
Energy is a critical factor to society's economic growth. Increased energy demand has led to
the usage of conventional energy sources such as coal, oil and natural gas, which pose …

[PDF][PDF] Research Article Design and Optimization of a Wind Turbine for Rural Household Electrification in Machakos, Kenya

K Muchiri, JN Kamau, DW Wekesa, CO Saoke… - 2022 - academia.edu
Machakos is an area characterized by low wind speeds in the range of 0.5 m/s to 5 m/s with
an annual average wind speed of 3.5 m/s. Maximum power generation from wind requires …

Investigation of multi rotor small horizontal axis wind turbine at low wind speeds

MK Chaudhary, S Prakash, T Hulawale… - AIP Conference …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
This paper focuses on different configurations for efficient performance of single and multi-
rotor small horizontal axis wind turbine operating at low Reynolds number. In this study for …