Wind power, as a sustainable "green" technology, is becoming a larger component of electrical power generation. Research into various configurations of wind turbines has led to the desire to explore the potential benefits of a vertical-axis wind turbine, or VAWT. The product development process for a low-cost, roof-mounted wind turbine for residential installations requires the design and analysis of a model turbine and a funneling enclosure, as well as determining how the behavior of the model is expected to change once a full-scale prototype is developed. An operational overview of the entire power generation system is also explored, outlining how the electrical power is transferred from the turbine to the consumer.

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Creator

• Miggels, Andrew M
• Wilkins, Andrew Thomas

Contributors

• Mathisen, Paul P.
• Pellegrino, Donald
• Whitehouse, Neil
• Olinger, David J.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-010312-162257

Advisor

• O'Shaughnessy, James C.

Year

• 2012

Date created

• 2012-01-03

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-10-09