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4th International Wind Empowerment ConferenceWEIndia2018 December 2018. Participants of the 4th International Wind Empowerment conference in Chennai, India are posing in front of the small wind turbine they have manufactured […]
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Documents Academia 33 Electronics for small-scale renewable energy technologies Andreta, A., Derbey, A., Lembeye, Y., Lavado Villa, F.L., Crebier, J.-C., 2018. Characterization Platform for Modular Power Converters. Presented at the
Wind Resource Assessment
Wind Resource Assessment – The basics The wind is a highly variable resource. In the time domain, there are gusts acting over seconds, calm periods lasting for days, seasonal patterns across the
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The Piggott Turbine
The Piggott Turbine Hugh Piggott’s A Wind Turbine Recipe Book gives a step by step guide for manufacturing a range of SWTs from 1.2-4.2m rotor diameter using only basic tools, techniques
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Small Wind – The basics
Small Wind Turbines – The Basics Playa Blanca – WindAid The wind is a highly unpredictable resource (see Wind resource assessment – the basics) and Small Wind Turbines (SWTs) are remarkably
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Technology
Technology Working Group The technology working group develops technological innovations related to small wind systems. The technology working group is composed of a decentralized group of specialists which develop and
OpenAFPM tools for designing AFPM generators for Small Wind Turbines
Presented on 19 April 2018 by Kostas Latoufis The OpenAFPM modeling tools can be used for designing Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) generators for wind electric systems with the use of the
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LCEDN Blog on Small-scale wind: Experiences from the Wind Empowerment Conference 2018, Chennai, India, by Alfie Alsop
Wind Empowerment (WE) is a global network of small wind practitioners and stakeholders, dedicated to the advocacy and implementation of small scale wind turbines in appropriate contexts throughout the developing
University of Strathclyde Glasgow – Alfie’s story Market assessment for small wind
Many people think that PhD students just sit in front of a computer or at a lab, screaming by themselves all day. We met with Alfie Alsop and he proved this urban
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Design of Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Generators for Small Wind Turbines using the Open AFPM online tools
Presented by Kostas Latoufis. Introduction by Kimon Silwal. The OpenAFPM modeling tools can be used for designing Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) generators for wind electric systems with the use of the