A vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) is a type of wind turbine where the main rotor shaft is set transverse to the wind while the main components are located...
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The Darrieus wind turbine is a type of vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) used to generate electricity from wind energy. The turbine consists of a number...
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wind turbines are a type of vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT), used for converting the force of the wind into torque on a rotating shaft. The turbine...
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Advanced wind turbines were described by Croatian inventor Fausto Veranzio in his book Machinae Novae (1595). He described vertical axis wind turbines with...
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is the vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT), with blades extending upwards, supported by a rotating framework. Due to the large growth of the wind power industry...
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5-10 kW at their optimal wind speed. Most small wind turbines are horizontal-axis wind turbines, but vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) may have benefits...
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Panemone windmill (category Wind turbines)
a type of vertical-axis wind turbine. It has a rotating axis positioned vertically, while the wind-catching blades move parallel to the wind. By contrast...
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stylized with lower-case "q": quietrevolution) is a brand of vertical-axis wind turbines owned since 2014 by Darrieus Ltd previously VWT Power Ltd in...
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of vertical-axis Darrieus wind turbine. The three vertical aerofoil blades have a helical twist of 60 degrees, similar to Gorlov's water turbines. The...
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decreasing the stress experienced by the blades of a Darrieus vertical axis wind turbine. In English language scientific literature it has been variously...
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Waterjet technology Horizontal directional drilling technology Vertical axis wind turbine technology Advanced wet-blasting technology In 2000, Pao was elected...
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also designed a vertical-axis wind turbine system influenced by the movement patterns of schooling fish, with the goal of improving wind energy efficiency...
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A floating wind turbine is an offshore wind turbine mounted on a floating structure that allows the turbine to generate electricity in water depths where...
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Records, a record label founded by John Denver Windstar turbine, a vertical axis wind turbine Zero Gravity Windstar, a South Korean paraglider design...
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onshore and all large-scale offshore wind turbines currently installed are horizontal-axis, vertical-axis wind turbines have been proposed for use in offshore...
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turbine, and for the family of similar vertical axis wind turbines which includes also Turby wind turbine, aerotecture turbine, Quietrevolution wind turbine...
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Floating wind turbine Vertical-axis wind turbine Wind-turbine aerodynamics Copper in renewable energy, section Wind Unconventional wind turbines "Efficiency...
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(previously Bernd) for mobile hydrogen production. It was fitted with a vertical axis wind turbine to generate electricity for the electrolysis of water to fill...
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vehicle designed by John Archibald Purves Dynasphere (wind turbine), a vertical-axis wind turbine designed by Michael Reynolds DYNAS This disambiguation...
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Windstar vertical-axis turbine is a lift-type device with straight blades attached at each end to a central rotating shaft. Windstar turbines were invented...
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The Magenn aerostat is a vertical-axis wind turbine held with its axis horizontal by bridling the axis traverse to the wind so that Magnus-effect lift...
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Cyclorotor (section Wind turbines)
an advance ratio near one. Wind turbines are a potential application. Labeled variable-pitch vertical-axis wind turbines, they offer benefits with respect...
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Darrieus wind turbine was invented, with its vertical axis providing a different mix of design tradeoffs from the conventional horizontal-axis wind turbine. The...
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three-bladed horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT). Vertical axis wind turbine – type of wind turbine where the main rotor shaft is set vertically and the main components...
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The loads on both horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs) and vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are cyclic; the thrust and torque acting on the blades...
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Hi-VAWT (category Wind turbine manufacturers)
that perform best at high-wind speed condition. The vertical axis allowing the turbine to take wind from all directions simultaneously. While the combo-blades...
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released their first patented vertical axis wind turbines in May 2006. In 2007, they added another two models of turbines to their product lineup. In November...
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Other turbine types are clogged more easily, and consequently face power losses despite higher nominal efficiencies. Water turbines Vertical axis wind turbines...
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Betz's law (category Wind power)
JSTOR 43857254. Newman, B.G. (1983). "Actuator-disc theory for vertical-axis wind turbines". Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 15 (1–3): 347–355...
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SeaTwirl (category Vertical axis wind turbines)
a vertical floating wind turbine that was tested off the west coast of Sweden in 2011. It is also the name of the company that produces the turbine. The...
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