Wind Energy Calculations and Problems
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1. Determine the power of an aeroturbine subjected to a wind of 50 km/h. The radius of
Each blade is 4m. The number of blades is 3. Determine the energy generated by it in 10.
hours.
(SOL: 448.5 Kwh.)
2. In a wind farm, 60 wind turbines have been installed. Assuming there were wind of
50 km/h or more for 180 days a year and that its diameter is 63m, determine:
a. Wind power.
b. Power absorbed by each of the wind turbines if η=0.9.
c. Energy generated by each wind turbine per year.
d. Time it takes to amortize each wind turbine knowing that each one has
half a million euros. Every kWh of electricity costs €0.09.
e. Total energy generated per year in the wind farm.
(SOL: 3090,86KW, 2781,77 Kw., 12.017,24MWh, 0,46 años, 721,034 GWh)
3. Determine the daily energy produced by an aeroturbine acted upon by wind
50 km/h contains 3 blades of 4m radius each. Consider the wind density of
0.928 kg/m3, the power coefficient (Cdue to losses of 0.4 and the aerodynamic performance
it is 80%.
(SOL: 480 Kwh)
4. A wind turbine is located in an area with predominant northwest winds.
average speeds of 40 km/h. The radius of the blades is 7 m and the coefficient of
efficiency is C=0.3.
a. Determine the total power incident on the blades.
b. Determine the electrical power generated.
The density of air is 1.293 kg/m3.
(SOL: 136.476,12W, 40.943 KW)
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5. A wind turbine positions its blades at a height of 35 meters where the wind blows with a
average speed of 45 km/h. The radius of the blades is 7m and the coefficient of
Utilization is C=0.4. Calculate:
a. The power generated if the blades have a radius of 5m.
b. The radius of the blades needed to generate a power of 50KW.
The density of air is 1.293 kg/m3.
(SOL: 39.668,74W, 5.61m)
6. Calculate the wind power per unit area when it blows at a speed of
10m/s, knowing that the density of air is 1.2 kg/m3Repeat the same calculation for a
speed of 20 m/s.
(SOL: 600W, 4.800W)
7. At what speed must the wind blow to achieve a power of 2000 W?m2Yes
If the wind speed is reduced by 10%, by what percentage does the power decrease?
14.94 m/s
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