Abstract

The savonius type vertical axis wind turbine can be operated in all wind directions, is low cut in speed and high in torque. Therefore, it is a potential source of energy in low wind areas. This research aimed to compare the performance of H-Savonius vertical axis wind turbine using blades numbers and blades angle. The turbine containing the blades numbers 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 and 18 with the blades angle being at -15°, -5°, 0°, 5° and 15°, respectively. Tests were undertaken at open type circuit wind tunnel. The results showed that the maximum power coefficient of the wind turbine at 16 blades and angle of 5° with an average of 0.26 which had 4.5 % increase in power compared to that of turbines the baseline. Finally, the cut in wind speed and the rev up time was 2.32 m/s and 25 s, respectively.

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