Today our post is about advantages and disadvantages of vertical axis wind turbine. Vertical axis wind turbine are one whose axis of rotation is vertical with respect to ground.
From the several Vertical axis wind turbine advantages and disadvantages we have discus few of them that are common in all types of vertical axis wind turbine.
what are some advantages of a vertical axis wind turbine
Following are some of the advantages of vertical axis wind turbine
- They can produce electricity in any wind direction
- Strong supporting tower in not needed because generator, gearbox and other components are placed on the ground
- Low production cost as compared to horizontal axis wind turbine
- As there is no need of pointing turbine in wind direction to be efficient so yaw drive and pitch mechanism is not needed
- Easy installation as compared to other wind turbine
- Easy to transport from one place to other
- Low maintenance cost
- They can be install in urban area
- Low risk for human and birds because blades moves at relatively low speed
- They are particularly suitable for areas with extreme weather conditions, like in the mountains where they can supply electricity to mountain huts.
what are some disadvantages of a vertical axis wind turbine
Following are some of the disadvantages of vertical axis wind turbine
- As only one blade of wind turbine work at a time so efficiency is very low
- They need a initial push to start, this action use few of its own produce electricity
- When compared to horizontal axis wind turbine they are very less efficient with respect to them. this is because they have an additional drag when their blades rotates.
- They have relative high vibration because the air flow near the ground creates turbulent flow
- Because of vibration bearing wear increase which result in the increase of maintenance cost
- They create noise pollution
- Guy wires which hold up the machine, need some area to install
Conclusion on vertical axis wind turbine pros and cons
Vertical axis wind turbine are considered to be better than horizontal axis wind turbine as they can take wind from any direction. Other than this there are several pros and cons of vertical axis wind turbine discussed in this article. It better to student them thoroughly and have complete understanding of them before making any decision.