Performance Optimization of Building Integrated-Mounted Wind Turbine

Abstract:

Building integrated-mounted wind turbine (BUWT) is one of the most promising renewable energy devices. However, this renewable energy technology is not fully spread principally due to two factors such as uncertainty in the prediction of wind velocity and high turbulence intensity around the building. In this work, the Taguchi method and the analysis of variance (ANOVA) on a horizontal-axis wind turbine has been applied, to study the influence of geometrical parameters such as building depth, width and height, as well as turbine position on the roof and turbine height. To evaluate the above-cited effects, the airflow around an isolated building of parametrical dimension has been simulated using a Computation Fluid Dynamic (CFD) code calibrated against experimental data in a previous paper from the authors. The results reported in the present paper outline the relative effects of the main building geometrical parameters on the performance of a rooftop installed wind turbine and establish basic guidelines for the optimal location of such turbines.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 260-261)
• Pages: 69-76
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.260-261.69
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Marco Milanese, Arturo de Risi, Domenico Laforgia
• Keywords: ANOVA, CFD Simulation, Taguchi Method, Wind Turbine (WT)

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