wind energy and yaw system

A seminar on Yaw control of Wind Turbine

Abstract
In this seminar it is aimed to present the basics of wind turbine, working principal and importance of yaw control system.

Dept. of Mechanical Engg. SDMCET, Dharwad

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List of Figures
Fig. no.

Description

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1.1

Parts of a wind turbine

5

1.2

Persian vertical axis windmill

6

1.3

Mesopotamia - First historical records of windmills

6

2.1

Dutch windmills

8

2.2

Water pumping windmill

9

2.3

Modern Wind Turbine

10

2.4

Savonius wind turbine

11

2.5

Savonius wind turbines installed in a highway

11

2.6

Darrieus wind turbine

12

2.7

The straight blade VAWT – H Shaped windmill

13

3.1

Inner view of a wind turbine

14

3.2

Yaw system of wind turbine

15

3.3

stages in yaw control

16

3.4

wind data sensor

16

4.1

Parts of a yaw system

17

5.1

Active yaw system & Passive yaw system

20

5.2

Vergnet wind turbine

21

Dept. of Mechanical Engg. SDMCET, Dharwad

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Index
1. Fundamentals of Wind Energy
1.1 Introduction
1.2 wind energy
1.3 wind power
1.4 wind turbine
1.5 Parts of a wind turbine
1.6 History of windmills
2. Types of wind energy conversion devices
2.1 Dutch type grain grinding wind mills
2.2 Multiblade water pumping windmills
2.3 High speed propeller type windmills
2.4 The savonius rotor
2.5 The darrieus rotor
2.6 Giromill
3. Yaw control of Wind turbine
3.1 Importance of Yaw control
3.2 History
3.3 Different stages in yaw control
4. Different parts of yaw system
4.1 Yaw Bearing
4.2 Yaw Drive
4.3 Yaw brake
4.4 Yaw Vane
5. Types of yaw control
5.1 Active yaw systems
5.2 Passive yaw systems

Dept. of Mechanical Engg. SDMCET, Dharwad

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Chapter.1

Fundamentals of Wind Turbines