Development of Mini Wind Turbine Generator
Sahazati Md Rozali1, Rozilawati Mohd Nor2, Muhammad Nizam Kamarudin3, Mohd Shahrieel Mohd Aras4
1Sahazati Md Rozali, Center for Robotics and Industrial Automation (CeRia), Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia.
2Rozilawati Mohd Nor, Department of Electrical Engineering Technology, Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia.
3Muhammad Nizam Kamarudin, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia.
4Mohd Shahrieel Mohd Aras, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 08 December 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 22 December 2019 | Manuscript Published on 31 December 2019 | PP: 459-464 | Volume-8 Issue-12S2 October 2019 | Retrieval Number: L108810812S219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.L1088.10812S219
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Abstract: Most of the electricity generation process in Malaysia using fuel sources especially coal and natural gasses. The country needs to spend higher cost to import this source since it is not a natural resource in Malaysia. In addition, the usage of coal as resources affected the environment. The extinction of this source also needs to be considered since it is not a renewable energy sources. Therefore, a prototype of mini wind turbine generator is proposed in this research in order to study the effectiveness of this type of generator since it is one of the alternatives to generate electricity. It is developed in Archimedes design by using microcontroller. The performance is evaluated by analyzing the blade material, number of blades and the environment influence on the location of wind turbine generator. The results show that the blade made from acrylic with lowest number of blades produced higher voltage and current while the location of the designed prototype at high hill area generate higher value of voltage and current compared to the beach and field area.
Keywords: Wind Turbine, Blade Material, Number of Blade, System’s Location.
Scope of the Article: Developments in Computer Networks