In order to improve the starting performance of lift-type vertical axis wind turbines
this study combines drag-type blades with the cross braces of the wind turbine and proposes a new type of drag-type cross brace
thus forming a lift-drag hybrid vertical axis wind turbine. Computational fluid dynamics(CFD) method is used to analyze the impact of the drag-type cross brace on the aerodynamic performance of the wind turbine at different rotational speeds. The results show that the drag-type cross brace can effectively increase the torque of the wind turbine at low rotational speeds and improve the starting performance of the wind turbine. At the rated rotational speed
it slightly reduces the torque of the wind turbine. At high rotational speeds
it significantly reduces the torque of the wind turbine and plays the role of an aerodynamic brake. With the increase in the length proportion of the drag-type blades on the cross brace
the improvement in the starting performance of the wind turbine at low rotational speeds is enhanced. At the rated rotational speed
the torque of the wind turbine further decrease
while there is no significant change in the aerodynamic performance of the lift-type blades.
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