Design and Development of H-Rotor Vertical Axis Wind Turbine for Classroom/Street Light Electrification at College Campus.(KSCST, Bangalore)

In developing countries like India, there are about hundred millions of small farmers and around eighty thousand villages that are yet to be electrified. Even though India has surplus of power generation, the shortage of electricity prevails due to inadequate grid connectivity. Also there are thousands of small scale industries consuming less than 10 kW of power. Currently Solar photo-voltaic (PV) generation has become a viable option for such applications. However, high cost, usage of large space, weather dependency, dust accumulation and unavailability of solar energy during night times are major barriers to the dissemination of PV generation. The poor efficiency encountered due to these issues can be greatly compensated by hybridization of small wind turbine with PV technology. The small wind turbines can also be mounted on roof tops of any commercial or domestic building to electrify the entire premises. So the proposed technology can have vital contribution if made cost-effective and efficient.