Part a
Part b
= 10 (p. u)
And also
= 0.1290 (p. u)
0 = 1 = 2 =
0 + 1 + 2 + 3
0 = 0.1999 0 3
1 = 2 = 0.1696 1 3
1
So 0 = = 1.112 = 30 = . (p. u)
0.1999 + 2 0.1696 + 3 0.12
Part c
Assuming that the power system was running at no load conditions before the fault, so at no load
the voltage will be the same on every bus in the power system, that is, .
So 2 (0) =
SOLUTION 2
Rotor diameter: = 60 ( ) = 30
Hub Height: = 60
Elevation of Anemometer: = 10
= 60 + 30 = 90
The estimated value of wind speed: = ()
Part a
From Table 1, the coefficient of friction for the current location is 0.20, so
90
= 5( )0.20 = . /
10
At the specified temperature and pressure, the density of air is 1.225 kg/m3, so
1
= 1.225 7.763 = .
2
Part b
Since the shaft length is 30 m, the maximum height at the lowest point is nothing else but ( )
which is 30 m.
So
30
Wind speed: = 5( )0.20 = . /
10
1
Specific Power: = 1.225 6.233 =
2
Part c
286.1
= = .
148
Similarly
3
=( ) = ( )3
0
7.76 3 90
=( ) = ( )3(0.20) = .
6.23 30
Part d
By considering the impact of elevation on the specific power, it is necessary to evaluate the density
of air first. Density of air at the highest tip of the blade is found by
353.1 (0.0342 /)
= 3,
Here, = = 30
So Power is
1
= 3
2
1
= 1.221 7.763 = .
2
285.3286.21
The percentage change in the power density = 286.21
100
= . %
The negative sign shows the decrease in the specific power. The air density change has
SOLUTION 3
Diameter: = 20
Efficiency: = 0.30
2
Area of the Turbine: = 4
2
202
= = 100 2
4
1
Power of the wind to rotate the turbine: = 3
2
1
= 1.225 100 103 = 61250
2
= 0.30 61250 = .
Like its pressure, the density of air decreases as moving upward. To find its value at an elevation of
2500 m up, the equation used in solution 1 will again be used here.
353.1 (0.0342 /)
= 3,
Putting = 2500 , = 10
gets its value from the previous calculations for the power at 1.225 /3 air density.
= =
0.926
= 57.73 = .
1.225
SOLUTION 4
Diameter: = 82
Rating: = 1.65
Wind speed: = 13 /
Part a
2
Speed =
2 4.80 13
= = 1.52
82
60
() = 1.52 = .
2
And this is .
Part b
The tip speed is: = 2
1.52 82
= = . /
2
Part c
()
The gear ratio required is: gear ratio= ()
1800
= =
14.51
Part d
2 8
The efficiency of the complete set up is: = 3 = 2 3
8 1.65 106
= = .
1.225 822 1627 133