Design and testing of a novel building integrated cross axis wind turbine

• Main Authors: Wen, Tong Chong, Mohammed Gwani, Chin Joo Tan, Wan Khairul Muzammil Abd Rahim, Sin, Chew Poh, Kok Hoe Wong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland 2017
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19197/1/Design%20and%20testing%20of%20a%20novel%20building%20integrated%20cross%20axis%20wind%20turbine%20.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19197/; https://doi.org/10.3390/app7030251

The prospect of harnessing wind energy in urban areas is not promising owing to low wind speeds and the turbulence caused by surrounding obstacles. However, these challenges can be overcome through an improved design of wind turbine that can operate efficiently in an urban environment. This paper pr...