Sentences with phrase «horizontal axis wind»

One of the persistent myths of wind energy is that vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are better than the iconic three - bladed horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWTs).

Horizontal axis wind turbine: The most common type of wind turbine where the axis of rotation is oriented horizontally.

Unlike horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWTs), which maintain a steady torque if the wind remains steady, VAWTs have two «pulses» of torque and power for each blade, based on whether the blade is in the upwind or downwind position.

Not exact matches

Three - bladed, horizontal - axis wind turbines are more common — the world's biggest HAWT farm opened off the coast of Kent, UK this week.

The fixation over the same generation of horizontal axis turbines to be placed all over the world as the solution is a bit passe, there are other ways to harvest the wind.

Hub height: In a horizontal - axis wind turbine, the distance from the turbine platform to the rotor shaft.

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Wind turbines are manufactured in a wide range of vertical and horizontal axis types.

A vertical - axis turbine kind of looks like an eggbeater, but you're probably much more familiar with horizontal - axis wind turbines.

The energy harvesting medium thus shares the same axis of orientation which is a disadvantage where the insolation may be coming from one direction in the sky high above and the wind from another direction horizontal to the earths surface, such that both energy sources may not be harvested efficiently.

Bath and McCamley make assertions of superiority over horizontal - axis turbines: the turbine, they say, starts up in lighter winds, handles variations in wind direction better and can continue operating at very high wind speeds.

We have created a prototype of vertical axis wind turbine, more efficient than horizontal axis mashines.

Nearly 240GW of wind - generation capacity has been installed around the world so far, mostly on - land and mostly based on conventional three - bladed horizontal - axis propeller type designs.

Most existing tidal currents devices have been based on horizontal axis propeller - type designs, much like wind turbines, mounted on fixed towers or on the sea - bed, sometimes with ducts to enhance the flow.