Design and Analysis of Bladeless Wind Turbine

Abstract

The idea of bladeless windmills is based on the vortex shedding effect hypothesis. A wind-powered generator with the fewest moving elements is the vortex bladeless windmill. The oscillation or vibration caused by the wind is used to generate the electric current. As a result, piezoelectric material or a linear alternator are used to generate electricity. In this project effort, we attempted to increase the vortex-induced vibrations of the turbine built of Epoxy Carbon UD (230GPa) by altering the design of the mast and base. The maximum deflection is 0.22775m (condition 7) at 10 m/s2 acceleration.