Design and Analysis of a Novel Adjustable SVAWT for Wind Energy Harvesting in New Energy Vehicle
The new energy vehicle is a robust measure to solve the problem of global warming. However, the new energy vehicle generally has the disadvantages of short mileage and difficulty in finding public chargers. The combination of wind energy harvest and new energy vehicle can be conducive to the promoti...
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| author | Zhen Zhao Yongxin Li Baifu Zhang Changhong Wang Zhangwei Yan Qingcheng Wang |
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| description | The new energy vehicle is a robust measure to solve the problem of global warming. However, the new energy vehicle generally has the disadvantages of short mileage and difficulty in finding public chargers. The combination of wind energy harvest and new energy vehicle can be conducive to the promotion of the new energy vehicle. This paper proposes a novel adjustable Savonius vertical axis wind turbine (SVAWT). It contains three parts: an energy absorption module, an energy recovery module, and an energy conversion module. The energy absorption module includes four blades with staggered distribution in two layers. The overlap ratio of the blades can be adjusted by the wind speed, which can ensure the SVAWT has a higher energy transfer efficiency. The energy recovery module adjusts the overlap ratio of the blades without interruption by utilizing the self-rotation and the orbital revolution of the gears. The energy conversion module converts mechanical energy into electric energy and supplies power for the vehicle after adjustment by the voltage regulator module. Based on actual operating data, it can be found that the variation trend of power of the blades absorbing is consistent with wind speed and increases with the wind speed. Under four actual operating conditions, the root mean square value of the blades absorbing power are 7.0 W, 7.1 W, 3.9 W, and 5.1 W, respectively. These results reveal that the proposed novel adjustable SVAWT has high recovery power potential and can provide a valuable solution to the practical applications of wind energy harvesting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-13dfbff669af4516ac22d6c8f045c7d12023-11-24T18:44:00ZengMDPI AGWorld Electric Vehicle Journal2032-66532022-12-01131224210.3390/wevj13120242Design and Analysis of a Novel Adjustable SVAWT for Wind Energy Harvesting in New Energy VehicleZhen Zhao0Yongxin Li1Baifu Zhang2Changhong Wang3Zhangwei Yan4Qingcheng Wang5School of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaCollege of Electrical and Power Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaThe new energy vehicle is a robust measure to solve the problem of global warming. However, the new energy vehicle generally has the disadvantages of short mileage and difficulty in finding public chargers. The combination of wind energy harvest and new energy vehicle can be conducive to the promotion of the new energy vehicle. This paper proposes a novel adjustable Savonius vertical axis wind turbine (SVAWT). It contains three parts: an energy absorption module, an energy recovery module, and an energy conversion module. The energy absorption module includes four blades with staggered distribution in two layers. The overlap ratio of the blades can be adjusted by the wind speed, which can ensure the SVAWT has a higher energy transfer efficiency. The energy recovery module adjusts the overlap ratio of the blades without interruption by utilizing the self-rotation and the orbital revolution of the gears. The energy conversion module converts mechanical energy into electric energy and supplies power for the vehicle after adjustment by the voltage regulator module. Based on actual operating data, it can be found that the variation trend of power of the blades absorbing is consistent with wind speed and increases with the wind speed. Under four actual operating conditions, the root mean square value of the blades absorbing power are 7.0 W, 7.1 W, 3.9 W, and 5.1 W, respectively. These results reveal that the proposed novel adjustable SVAWT has high recovery power potential and can provide a valuable solution to the practical applications of wind energy harvesting.https://www.mdpi.com/2032-6653/13/12/242new energy vehiclewind energy harvestingSVAWTadjustable blades |
| spellingShingle | Zhen Zhao Yongxin Li Baifu Zhang Changhong Wang Zhangwei Yan Qingcheng Wang Design and Analysis of a Novel Adjustable SVAWT for Wind Energy Harvesting in New Energy Vehicle World Electric Vehicle Journal new energy vehicle wind energy harvesting SVAWT adjustable blades |
| title | Design and Analysis of a Novel Adjustable SVAWT for Wind Energy Harvesting in New Energy Vehicle |
| title_full | Design and Analysis of a Novel Adjustable SVAWT for Wind Energy Harvesting in New Energy Vehicle |
| title_fullStr | Design and Analysis of a Novel Adjustable SVAWT for Wind Energy Harvesting in New Energy Vehicle |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and Analysis of a Novel Adjustable SVAWT for Wind Energy Harvesting in New Energy Vehicle |
| title_short | Design and Analysis of a Novel Adjustable SVAWT for Wind Energy Harvesting in New Energy Vehicle |
| title_sort | design and analysis of a novel adjustable svawt for wind energy harvesting in new energy vehicle |
| topic | new energy vehicle wind energy harvesting SVAWT adjustable blades |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2032-6653/13/12/242 |
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