Project Details
Description
In 2017, the project "Optimization of an aerodynamic profile of a horizontal axis wind turbine for
small-scale applications in forested areas" was presented to the VIE, developed between 2018 and
2021 and which consisted of the design of an aerodynamic profile for a horizontal axis wind turbine,
through numerical simulation and wind tunnel experiments, for applications in forested areas, with
low wind potential and small scale. In addition to the design of the turbine, it is important to know
the installation and operation conditions according to the area. Therefore, as part of the same
research line, this project proposes to evaluate the location and height of the installation, as well as
the feasibility of installing small-scale wind turbines in Costa Rica. There will be a commercial wind
turbines performance analysis, based on their height from the ground, using real wind speed data
measured in Costa Rica by the research group as input. With this, the relationship that exists
between the installation height of the turbine and its possible economic feasibility will be determined.
Then this information will be taken and combined with two other sources: on the one hand, with
wind speed data at stations from the National Meteorological Institute (of Costa Rica), and on the
other hand with the wind speed models in ground nearby regions. By putting these data together it
will be possible to determinate the minimum height required to achieve the feasibility of installing a
small-scale wind turbine, for the specific measurement points available. Aspects such as the cost
of installation, maintenance and the price of electricity available in the study areas will also be
considered. With these results, an overview of the conditions necessary to achieve the commercial
feasibility of using small-scale wind turbines in Costa Rica will be generated.
small-scale applications in forested areas" was presented to the VIE, developed between 2018 and
2021 and which consisted of the design of an aerodynamic profile for a horizontal axis wind turbine,
through numerical simulation and wind tunnel experiments, for applications in forested areas, with
low wind potential and small scale. In addition to the design of the turbine, it is important to know
the installation and operation conditions according to the area. Therefore, as part of the same
research line, this project proposes to evaluate the location and height of the installation, as well as
the feasibility of installing small-scale wind turbines in Costa Rica. There will be a commercial wind
turbines performance analysis, based on their height from the ground, using real wind speed data
measured in Costa Rica by the research group as input. With this, the relationship that exists
between the installation height of the turbine and its possible economic feasibility will be determined.
Then this information will be taken and combined with two other sources: on the one hand, with
wind speed data at stations from the National Meteorological Institute (of Costa Rica), and on the
other hand with the wind speed models in ground nearby regions. By putting these data together it
will be possible to determinate the minimum height required to achieve the feasibility of installing a
small-scale wind turbine, for the specific measurement points available. Aspects such as the cost
of installation, maintenance and the price of electricity available in the study areas will also be
considered. With these results, an overview of the conditions necessary to achieve the commercial
feasibility of using small-scale wind turbines in Costa Rica will be generated.
General Objective
Crear un protocolo para determinar la factibilidad de instalación de turbinas
eólicas comerciales de pequeña escala en unidades habitacionales.
eólicas comerciales de pequeña escala en unidades habitacionales.
Research Lines
En la Escuela de Ingeniería Electromecánica: Energías renovables y no
convencionales, en la Escuela de Física: Física experimental y Física aplicada y
en la Escuela de Mecatrónica: Energía.
convencionales, en la Escuela de Física: Física experimental y Física aplicada y
en la Escuela de Mecatrónica: Energía.
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 1/07/22 → 1/06/24 |
Keywords
- Wind turbine
- feasibility
- wind speed
- renewable energy
- dwelling
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