The aim of this paper is to investigate the performance of a specially designed micro wind turbine for urban environment where the wind speed is usually low. Differing from the traditional wind turbine that can be connected directly to the grid, the micro wind turbine is linked to a small generator and mainly used for local applications. The advantage of the micro wind turbine is that, apart from its low cost, it can be propelled by a wind speed as low as 2 m/s. In this paper, the performance of a single micro wind turbine was evaluated through CFD analysis. The CFD simulation shows good agreement with experimental results. The validated computer model is then used for optimizing the wind turbine blade design with varying blade subtend-angle and blade number.
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机译：本文的目的是研究针对风速通常较低的城市环境专门设计的微型风力发电机的性能。与可以直接连接到电网的传统风力涡轮机不同，微型风力涡轮机链接到一台小型发电机，主要用于本地应用。微型风力涡轮机的优势在于，除了其低成本外，它还可以通过低至2 m / s的风速来推动。在本文中，通过CFD分析评估了单个微型风力涡轮机的性能。 CFD仿真结果与实验结果吻合良好。然后，将经过验证的计算机模型用于优化具有不同叶片对向角和叶片数量的风力涡轮机叶片设计。
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