FYP inquiries - Vertical-axis Wind Turbine

[jacksonywl]

Hi, I am a Mechanical student, currently at my final year so I am to do my FYP aka Final Year Project with the title of hybrid power generator (solar + wind). My friend is in charge of the solar part while I am to design a vertical-axis wind turbine.

I am clueless about from where should I start. Can anyone please guide me?

Thank you so much in advance.

 

[MacLaddy]

This website seems to have extensive information on wind power.

http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_wind.shtml

In particular, these plans.
http://www.otherpower.com/turbineplans.shtml

I plan to build this myself when more resources are available.

*EDIT* At the time of writing, I had no idea what a "Vertical Axis Wind Turbine" was. With some googling, I see that my links are probably not much help, although the design for the alternator may be useful.

 

[jacksonywl]

Hi there. I will be sure to go through the sites you gave.

Meanwhile, I am just wondering, since I have not much experienced in building real thing, so, I want to know what are the steps I should start with. For eg, calculation? find a suitable generator 1st? find out suitable blade design? Stuff like these..

 

[dr dodge]

if you're clueless, I'd start here
even though the book is from 1910, most of the basic conceptual work was poineered at this time. A lot can be learned from researching the past

http://books.google.com/books?id=oF...as_brr=4&cd=10#v=onepage&q=wind power&f=false

dr