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A Study Of Wind Powered Turbine Generation
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5.2 IDENTIFICATION OF WIND DATA SOURCE IN NIGERIA
Unfortunately, Nigeria has only few methodological centers and the records available so far about wind energy and speed are not so comprehensive for the three meteorological centers considered here are Port Harcourt Bauchi and Akure; Port Harcourt and Bauchi reading are based on Beanfort scale and wind speed were not checked on hourly basis. This means that a lot of inaccuracies were to be expected more when the Beaufort scale is to be converted to actual values.
While reading were taken for a period of 13 years at Bauchi center, reading were taken for a period of 14 years at Port Harcourt centers as can be seen in Table (ii) At Akure meteorological center reading were taken in actual value but for 2 years. The wind data for Akure center is show in Table (iii). Unfortunately there are no meteorological centers located in any of our beaches at Lagos, Port Harcourt, Calabar, etc. where without any instrument; one can rate the site high in items of wind energy and velocity.
In actual fact there is no part or position in Nigeria where the wind turbine cannot work but there are some sites that can be used as medium or large wind plant farms (installation). Examples of such sites are all the beaches in Nigeria and some high lands scattered all over the country where good and steady wind flow are prominent.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe (PHCH) Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc, effort to provide us with a regular power supply has not yet been achieved. And it is because of the search for another means of power generation that necessitated the development of wind turbine.The wind energy is abundant in several parts. Among the numerous natural energy resources that Nigeria was blessed with, wind is among the once in great quantity. Wind can be used in conjunction with turbines to produce electricity in isolation to ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle page Approval page Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of contents CHAPTER ONE1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background of study 1.2 Energy from wind CHAPTER TWO2.0 Consideration for wind powered generator 2.1 Basic principal of wind power generation 2.2 Performance CHAPTER THREE LITERATURE REVIEW3.0 Types of wind machine 3.1 Horizontal axis wind turbine 3.2 Vertical axis wind turbine ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER ONE1.0 INTRODUCTIONSince ancient times, people have harnessed the winds and energy. Over 5,000 years ago, the ancient Egyptians used wind to sail ships on the Nile River. Later, people built wind mills to grind wheat and other grains. The earliest known wind mills were in Persia. These early wind mills looked like large paddle wheels. Centuries later, the basic design of the wind mills was improved. It was given a propeller type blade. The evolution has been slow but continuous, wi ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]CHAPTER TWO2.0 CONSIDERATION FOR WIND POWERED GENERATORIn the 1970s, oil shortage pushed the development of alternative energy source. In 1990s, the push came from a renewed concern for the environment in response to scientific studies indicating potential changes to the global climate if the use of fossils fuels continuous to increase. Wind is a clean fuel; wind farms produce no air or water pollution because no fuel is burnt.Providing new cost effective advanced and innovative technologi ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]CHAPTER THREE LITERATURE REVIEW3.0 TYPE OF WIND MACHINEThere are two types of wind machine (turbines) used today. This classification is based on the direction of the rotating shaft (AXIS). Horizontal- axis wind machine Vertical – axis wind machine. The size of wind machine varies widely. Small turbines used to power a single home or business. This may have a capacity of 100 kilowatts. Some large commercial sized turbines may be up to 5 million watts or 5 watts. Large turbines are t ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Improvement in the design of VSCF machine has led to the development of special type called the “Double Output Induction Generator†(DOIG). In this, the solid state handling only the slip power and this seems an interesting comparism between the VSCF and CSCF Systems.The solid state electronics is used for rectification and the line commutator inverter inverts the slip power back to alternating current. Another version of the VSCF system has power output at modulated frequency higher ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER SIX - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER SIXCONCLUSIONAs the need to stabilize the nation’s energy resource and electricity demands, renewable energy comes into play and also at a time when customers across the country are facing electricity rate hikes due to supply shortage, wind power is an attractive option to consumers and business alike.Wind energy works because it generates energy without fuel. While providing a reliable edge against rising energy cost. Wind energy works because the wind energy industry is a good s ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCE1. Anderson. S.P.D.L Freeman, D.L Elliott and RL George Wind Energy Atlas Pacific Norwest Laboratory, Richland Washington 1981.2. Anderson S.P.D, Pacific Norwest Laboratory.3. Baker R.W and E.W Hewson Network Wind Power Over the Pacific Norwest Bonneville Power Administration, Portland 1981.4. Baker R.N and E.W. Hewson Network Wind Power Over the Pacific Norwest.5. Black and Veatch Power Plant Engineering Chapman and Hall New Yoke 1996.6. Black ... Continue reading---
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe (PHCH) Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc, effort to provide us with a regular power supply has not yet been achieved. And it is because of the search for another means of power generation that necessitated the development of wind turbine.The wind energy is abundant in several parts. Among the numerous natural energy resources that Nigeria was blessed with, wind is among the once in great quantity. Wind can be used in conjunction with turbines to produce electricity in isolation to ... Continue reading---