期刊名称：Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science
印刷版ISSN：2078-0958
电子版ISSN：2078-0966
出版年度：2018
卷号：2235&2236
页码：650-655
出版社：Newswood and International Association of Engineers
摘要：Due to the high demands of energy with the speedy
diminishing of fossil fuel assets and the ecological difficulties
related with the application of fossil fuel which gave rise to
development of alternative energy sources such as wind turbine
for power generation in Nigeria. Wind turbine is a machine that
is powered by the wind; it is designed to convert the kinetic
energy from the wind into mechanical energy and the produces
electricity. This study focuses on the design and implementation
of 0.5KW horizontal axis wind turbine for domestic usage. It was
mounted on a tower height of 5m from the sea level. The major
components of the wind turbine which include the blades, hub,
shaft and the tower, were machined and fabricated to meet the
required 0.5 KW of the wind turbine. The test results showed
that the wind turbine is capable of producing about 515 W, at a
rotor speed of 153.5 rpm. The necessary design details that have
been applied at the design and fabrication stages of the wind
turbine guarantees the high hope of this wind turbine performing
better in Nigeria.
