Designing an optimization of vertical axis wind turbine Wind turbines have in the recent past been adopted as the main source of renewable energy. The vertical wind turbines have proved to be very efficient due to their ability to be used in small scale. A report authored by Hamid Rahai and Hamid Hefazi (2005) entitled: Development for Optimum Design configuration and Performance of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine(VAWT), points out that vertical axis turbines are cheaper to install than the horizontal axis wind turbines. However, the report shows that the research have shown that they are less efficient than their counterparts. This is the biggest impediment to the full commercial adoption of these machines. This report that was prepared for the California Energy Commission points out that through optimization, redesigns can be done to increase their efficiency (p. 5). Hamid Rahai and Hamid Hefazi (2005) report in this article that one of the ways of achieving efficiency is the ab...
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