Table 3: 5 MW VAWT specification and characteristics.

Characteristic

Specification

Configuration

H-rotor

Solidity (Nc/R)

0.263

VAWT aspect ratio (H/R)

2.625

Blade aspect ratio (H/c)

20

Number of blades (Nb)

2

Struts per blade (Ns)

2

Blade-strut connection

0.25c

Blade orientation

Concave-out

Strut arrangement

 

T-joint and overhang

supported

Blade profile

DU 06-W-200

Rotational direction

Anti-clockwise

Blade preset pitch (β)

2° (toe-out)

Blade chord (c)

6.357 m

Diameter (D)

97.872 m

Blade height (H)

127.144 m

Strut positions

26.319 m (from each blade tip)

Tower diameter (DT )                                                                                                      3.179 m

 

 3.179 m