Experimental Design of Small Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine for Home Electricity

In recent years, the energy production by wind turbines has been increasing, because its production is environmentally friendly; therefore, the technology developed for the production of energy through wind turbines brings great challenges in the investigation. The use of wind energy worldwide has overgrown in recent years to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Wind power is free, but the installation and maintenance of wind turbines still remain costly. Wind vitality is the second biggest wellspring of sustainable power source after hydropower. However, it has not yet accomplished full matrix equality with fossil vitality sources. In this work experimental design of small HAWT for home electricity has been designed and analysed in the laboratory at the Libyan Academy for Postgraduate Studies, Al-Bayda-Libya. Experimental work was used in this paper to evaluate the wind energy data in Al-Bayda, East of Libya. The field tests and measurements proved that the present turbine is efficient and has long life-time and needs minimum maintenance. Wind turbines convert wind energy into electricity. The efficiency of this conversion is measured by comparing the incoming winds speed and the output power. From the experimental work it was found that the present turbine is efficient, easy to construct and assembly, has long life-time and needs minimum maintenance, suitable for different sites such as urban, suburban, rural, and sea coast and the output power of the turbine covers the consumption of many electric devices.