A fluid dynamics model for wind turbine generators in equatorial environments

Milton Fabricio Perez-Gutierrez; David Rivas-Lalaleo; Mayra Erazo-Rodas; Victor Bautista-Naranjo; Omar Galarza-Barrionuevo; Patricio Reyes-Bedoya; Monica Huerta; Jose Luis Rojo

doi:10.1109/ICARA.2015.7081185

A fluid dynamics model for wind turbine generators in equatorial environments

Milton Fabricio Perez-Gutierrez, David Rivas-Lalaleo, Mayra Erazo-Rodas, Victor Bautista-Naranjo, Omar Galarza-Barrionuevo, Patricio Reyes-Bedoya, Monica Huerta, Jose Luis Rojo

Telecommunications and Telematics Research Group (GITEL)

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Abstract

Wind turbine generators represent a valid and sustainable alternative for a significant energy provision, which is increasingly demanded by the planet, and a number of generator models have been proposed for supporting their design. However, equatorial regions have very special conditions for their gravity and wind behavior. Therefore, we present here a new wind turbine-generator model suitable for equatorial environments. Our simulation system is based on computational fluid dynamics and the Navier-Stokes equation, accounting both for structural and energy efficiency considerations. The most relevant simulation parameters were shown to be the Shovel number, the rotor diameter, the generated power, and the working frequency. Simulation results were consistent with different gravity conditions affecting to the fluid viscosity and the blades weight, as well as with differences in uniform and turbulent wind flow behavior. The proposed model allows us to make decisions about the structure and optimal requirements suitable for equatorial regions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICARA 2015 - Proceedings of the 2015 6th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications
Editors	Donald Bailey, Serge Demidenko, G. Sen Gupta
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	421-425
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479964666
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICARA.2015.7081185
State	Published - 6 Apr 2015
Event	6th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications, ICARA 2015 - Queenstown, New Zealand Duration: 17 Feb 2015 → 19 Feb 2015

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Name	ICARA 2015 - Proceedings of the 2015 6th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications

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Conference	6th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications, ICARA 2015
Country/Territory	New Zealand
City	Queenstown
Period	17/02/15 → 19/02/15

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Keywords

computational fluid dynamics
FAST sowftware
Generator
modeling
wind turbine

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Perez-Gutierrez, M. F., Rivas-Lalaleo, D., Erazo-Rodas, M., Bautista-Naranjo, V., Galarza-Barrionuevo, O., Reyes-Bedoya, P., Huerta, M., & Rojo, J. L. (2015). A fluid dynamics model for wind turbine generators in equatorial environments. In D. Bailey, S. Demidenko, & G. S. Gupta (Eds.), ICARA 2015 - Proceedings of the 2015 6th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications (pp. 421-425). Article 7081185 (ICARA 2015 - Proceedings of the 2015 6th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICARA.2015.7081185

Perez-Gutierrez, Milton Fabricio ; Rivas-Lalaleo, David ; Erazo-Rodas, Mayra et al. / A fluid dynamics model for wind turbine generators in equatorial environments. ICARA 2015 - Proceedings of the 2015 6th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications. editor / Donald Bailey ; Serge Demidenko ; G. Sen Gupta. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. pp. 421-425 (ICARA 2015 - Proceedings of the 2015 6th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications).

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A fluid dynamics model for wind turbine generators in equatorial environments. / Perez-Gutierrez, Milton Fabricio; Rivas-Lalaleo, David; Erazo-Rodas, Mayra et al.
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