Variable Pitch Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
Find Similar History 33 Claim Ownership Request Data Change Add FavouriteTitle
CoPED ID
Status
Funders
Value
Start Date
End Date
Description
Small scale horizontal axis wind turbines and vertical axis wind turbines are unable to handle high winds or turbulent conditions. At very high speeds wind turbines shut down. Existing designs focus on external mechanical and electrical systems to reduce the output rather than exploit the attributes of low and high wind conditions. Turbines with static blades cannot effectively capture the direct wind energy for all the blades.
Existing designs rely on a small proportion of the total blade area and typically feature a symmetrical profile (equal profile each side). Existing vertical axis machines have an inherent inefficiency because while one blade is working well, other blades are effectively pulling in the wrong direction- causing them to behave as a brake. Vertogen has identified a gap in the market for a variable pitch VAWT.
| Vertogen Ltd. | LEAD_ORG |
| Vertogen Ltd. | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Mike Chung | PM_PER |
Subjects by relevance
- Wind energy
- Turbines
- Wind power stations
- Wind turbines
- Wind
Extracted key phrases
- Small scale horizontal axis wind turbine
- Variable Pitch Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
- Vertical axis wind turbine
- High speed wind turbine
- High wind condition
- Direct wind energy
- Vertical axis machine
- Small proportion
- Total blade area
- Static blade
- Turbulent condition
- Equal profile
- Symmetrical profile
- Design