The winners of the contest were announced at an online symposium where the teams presented their prototypes and their performance. The turbine designed by students of Lodz University of Technology was tested in a wind tunnel at Delft University of Technology.
Anna Baszczyńska, a student of biomedical engineering at the Faculty of Electrical, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering, TUL, leader of the GUST project, talks about the test results.
Two versions of the rotor were examined during the tests: a four-bladed rotor and a four-bladed rotor with extended chord blades. The contest jury was impressed by the parameters that were achieved. Power output of 620 W at wind speed of 11 m/s is the best result achieved by the GUST turbine in all editions of the ISWTC contest in which we participated. We also impressed the jury with the modular design of our turbine.
Two versions of the rotor were examined during the tests: a four-bladed rotor and a four-bladed rotor with extended chord blades. The contest jury was impressed by the parameters that were achieved. Power output of 620 W at wind speed of 11 m/s is the best result achieved by the GUST turbine in all editions of the ISWTC contest in which we participated. We also impressed the jury with the modular design of our turbine.
In the near future, TUL students will go to three international conferences: in China, Turkey and Dubai, where they will present the results of their research obtained while working on the construction of a home wind turbine. - The research concerns the electrical, electronic and mechanical parts - explains Ania Baszczyńska and adds. - Participation in conferences will allow us to broaden our knowledge through the experiences and results of work of people from all over the world.