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Roof-top Wind Energy Conversion System

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Demand for clean energy is increasing day by day owing to depleting conventional energy resources and increasing global warming. This paper proposes a novel roof-top wind energy conversion system (RTWS) to extract extra amount of energy from regions rich in wind power. Unlike in conventional Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS), a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) driven generator is proposed to be used for energy conversion. Absence of blade-pitch control and yaw control in VAWT have been countered by a variable-flux generator. Variable flux in the generator has been achieved by mechanical means. Based upon proposed system a proof-of-concept experimental setup has been fabricated and tested for Variable Wind Constant Load (VWCL) and Constant Wind Variable Load (CWVL). Results support the hypothesis of using proposed system as RTWS under varying wind and load. The proposed system can bring revolutionary changes in the composition of energy sector.

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    Shailendra Kumar Gupta & Rakesh Kumar Srivastava

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Gupta, S.K., Srivastava, R.K. Roof-top Wind Energy Conversion System. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. B 99, 597–604 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40031-018-0346-4

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