The development of small-scale shrouded wind turbine for off grid area
Description of the problem • Lack of electricity in rural and remote areas • The difficulty of finding a small-scale wind turbine that effectively utilizes wind energy at low wind speeds. • The noise produced by small-scale wind turbines. • Safety concerns and the risk of damaging flying objects such as birds Description of the solution • implement off-grid renewable energy solutions such as solar power systems or small-scale wind turbines. • Develop an innovative small-scale wind turbine that effectively harnesses wind energy at very low wind speeds. • Create enclosures around turbines to mitigate noise. • Implement technologies like bird-friendly blade designs, ultrasonic deterrents, and radar systems to minimize bird collisions
New Industry And Energy
Wind power engineering
15 days
Ethiopia around Addis Ababa and Wolkite
This an innovative wind technology to harness wind energy in low-wind speed regions and support sparsely inhabited off-grid areas with the objective of generating electricity. Even when there is very little wind, this innovative wind technology can nevertheless provide power to households in remote and rural areas. Because it can be put to use in places where wind turbines would be impracticable, its significance increases in locations where it is more challenging to connect to the electrical grid. This innovation has the potential to increase wind power output by more than two to five times than that of a small-scale conventional wind turbine while maintaining the same swept area and wind speed. This is made possible by the addition of a shroud around the turbine, which is useful for speed augmentation. In addition to this, it is more adaptable to the surrounding environment (it is very quiet), it has self-yaw control, free bird strike, reduced interference with doppler radar, a lightning conductor, and better safety.
Participation in Startup Ethiopia Expo
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311916.2022.2095951#abstract
