DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE

Abstract

The principle objective of this project is Rural Electrification via hybrid system which includes wind 
and solar energy. Our intention is to design a wind turbine compact enough to be installed on roof 
tops. So we decided to design a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) over Horizontal Axis Wind 
Turbine (HAWT). Advantages of VAWT over HAWT are compact for same electricity generation, 
less noise, easy for installation and maintenance and reacts to wind from all directions.
The wind turbine designed to generate electricity sufficient enough for a domestic use. The electricity 
generated will be stored in the battery and then given to the load. This project emphasizes on 
electrification of remote areas with minimum cost where load shading still has to be done to meet with 
demand of urban areas.