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Design of an innovative vertical axis wind turbine and assessment of the energy exploitation practices

Fasoulopoulou Maria-Eleni

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The aim of this specific thesis is the design and manufacture of an innovative wind energy converter generator and the evaluation of exploitation practices of electricity produced.Μore specifically, the main idea came from a project of a partnership with Tupperware Brands named E- tree Project , which was carried out in stages with specific time limits and specific content.Hence, the final result of the thesis came by utilizing the stages of the E –tree project as a basic idea and developing further into new and more specific proposals.In particular, in the first stage the main purpose is to present six candidate constructions using renewable energy sources for electricity production based on the company's -Tupperware Brands products and along the way the monitoring and analysis of these constructions in order to check the most suitable for the specific conditions.In the course the construction that will be selected will be placed in the courtyard of its production unit Tupperware Brands in Belgium, so the whole construction and calculations are made based on climate conditions and wind speed of Belgium.Ιn this thesis, the candidate constructions are presented briefly as the main topic is the construction of the wind turbine as well as the development of the methods of utilization of the generated energy.At the second stage, the most suitable of the constructions was considered the vertical axis wind turbine, as it was the only one with the least energy losses compared to the rest of the constructions.For its manufacture, one of the company's best-selling products, the eco bottle, was used, a cylindrical bottle that will be made at a height of 3M, and internally-at its base, it will carry the vertical axis of a wind turbine with a hybrid Savonius-Darrius) rotor.The overall construction is safe, both for pedestrians and birds in the area, as the wind turbine will be located in the interior space of the eco-bottle.Then the three-dimensional design was carried out inside from the ANSYS application and a more detailed calculation of the dimensions, the scale of its construction was made wind turbine as well as research of the materials and components to be used in this particular construction, so that it is as suitable as possible for the external environment but also economical option. This was followed by the costing of all the members of the wind turbine and then the whole project and various alternative forms of utilization of the generated electricity are proposed.

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