Wind turbines without blades!
energy
In countries that use wind power to supply part of energy they use their needs, Huge wind turbines They are a very familiar scene that every eye is used to seeing during long intercity trips.
But if to receive Wind energy What if there is another way? A Spanish startup called Vortex Bladeless is working on an innovative idea for this purpose, and in this regard, it has made turbines that look like leafless stems of plants and grow out of the ground..
Design engineering
These turbines do not have any blades or vanes and consist only of a column-like section that moves forward and backward using the surrounding air currents..
As you probably know, building engineers always try to design houses in such a way that they resist the force of air movement and do not suffer from such vibrations, but Vortex turbines take advantage of such a phenomenon and can through it. energy produce.
Normally, a structure can be like this Optimization It is possible that the wind will oscillate at certain frequencies only at certain speeds, but this company has announced that it uses magnets to optimize the movement of its turbines to get the most out of the wind..
Management and Investment Advice
Immediately after these structures start to vibrate, a type of alternating mechanical movement device converts it into electricity..
But what is the problem with traditional turbines that has prompted experts to look for a new design for them? Vertex claims that the energy produced by its turbines is up to 40% cheaper than the energy generated by conventional wind turbines..
Much of this cost reduction to Maintenance process It is related because vortex turbines do not have any moving parts, and for this reason they probably have a longer life, and on the other hand, there is no need for continuous and periodic lubrication..
It is also simpler to design Turbines It means that Production cost They are about half of the common types (The giant moving blades of conventional wind turbines are very expensive)
Vertex has announced that Innovative turbines They generate 30% less energy compared to normal types, however, he pointed out that due to their special design, more of them can be used in a given space, and another positive point about these structures is that they are completely silent..