Engineering and analysis of a 1 kW domestic wind turbine

Low-power (1 kW) horizontal axis wind turbines offer a viable alternative for clean energy generation in homes. By applying the theoretical models of Rankine-Froude and Blade Element, this work presents a detailed design that contributes to reducing the dependence on fossil fuels and promotes energy...

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Authors: Diego Almazo, Néstor Daniel Galán Hernández, Carlos Alberto Gómez Álvarez, Eber Enrique Orozco Guillén
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2025
Country:México
Institution:Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Repository:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:uacj.mx:oai:oai:erevistas.uacj.mx:article-6668
Online Access:http://erevistas.uacj.mx/ojs/index.php/culcyt/article/view/6668
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:aerogenerador
energía eólica
perfil aerodinámico
sostenibilidad energética
viento
INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/7
wind turbine
wind energy
aerodynamic profile
energy sustainability
wind
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Summary:Low-power (1 kW) horizontal axis wind turbines offer a viable alternative for clean energy generation in homes. By applying the theoretical models of Rankine-Froude and Blade Element, this work presents a detailed design that contributes to reducing the dependence on fossil fuels and promotes energy sustainability. This paper presents a detailed design process of a 1 kW horizontal axis wind turbine using the Rankine-Froude and Blade Element theoretical models, for which NACA 44xx  series airfoils have been used, and MATLAB® has been used to calculate the airfoil profile to subsequently build the wind turbine. The statistical analysis of the wind resource (10 m height) for the city of Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, where the operational tests have been carried out, shows that with a minimum wind speed of 6 m/s, electrical energy can be generated.