TY - JOUR
T1 - A Hybrid Troposkein Wind Turbine with Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Patches and Solar Panels
T2 - Design and Performance Evaluations
AU - Dhandapani, Naveen
AU - Arul, Karthik
AU - Kalyanasundaram, Ganapathy
AU - Sourirajan, Laxana
AU - Stanislaus Arputharaj, Beena
AU - Al-Mdallal, Qasem M.
AU - Alam, Mohammad Mukhtar
AU - Ganesan, Balaji
AU - Raja, Vijayanandh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Author(s)
PY - 2025/2
Y1 - 2025/2
N2 - The Troposkein wind turbine (TWT) is analyzed and developed from its inception. Classic aerofoils are investigated for wind turbines because of their low sensitivity to Reynolds Number. This study aims to determine the most efficient design for a TWT by adjusting the blade profile, number of blades, and aerofoils. Three comprehensive investigations have demonstrated that aerofoils based on the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)-633108 have a higher energy extraction capacity compared to other surfaces. In addition to these enhancements, the “Hybrid Concept” utilizes piezo-electric patches and solar panels to enhance the generation of electricity from TWT. The TWT model requires the use of substantial hybrid energy extraction procedures for energy results with an average power of 2 kW. The hybrid energy extraction functions are structurally facilitated by the combination of S-glass fibre composite and GY-70-based carbon fibre composite. Therefore, the utilization of hybrid energy extraction renders TWT a highly effective energy harvester.
AB - The Troposkein wind turbine (TWT) is analyzed and developed from its inception. Classic aerofoils are investigated for wind turbines because of their low sensitivity to Reynolds Number. This study aims to determine the most efficient design for a TWT by adjusting the blade profile, number of blades, and aerofoils. Three comprehensive investigations have demonstrated that aerofoils based on the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)-633108 have a higher energy extraction capacity compared to other surfaces. In addition to these enhancements, the “Hybrid Concept” utilizes piezo-electric patches and solar panels to enhance the generation of electricity from TWT. The TWT model requires the use of substantial hybrid energy extraction procedures for energy results with an average power of 2 kW. The hybrid energy extraction functions are structurally facilitated by the combination of S-glass fibre composite and GY-70-based carbon fibre composite. Therefore, the utilization of hybrid energy extraction renders TWT a highly effective energy harvester.
KW - Advanced TWT
KW - Computational fluid dynamics
KW - Piezoelectric vibration energy harvester
KW - Solar panels
KW - Structural integrity investigation
KW - Vibrational analysis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.asej.2025.103277
DO - 10.1016/j.asej.2025.103277
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85216884690
SN - 2090-4479
VL - 16
JO - Ain Shams Engineering Journal
JF - Ain Shams Engineering Journal
IS - 2
M1 - 103277
ER -