DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VEHICLE WIND TURBINE

Abstract

This research targets the design of a wind turbine that will be fitted in the electric car to generate electrical power to charge the car batteries when in motion. A portable horizontal axis diffuser augmented wind turbine is adopted for the design since that is able to produce a higher power output as compared to the conventional bare type wind turbine. The air current is generated by the car when it begins to move. Through the theoretical calculation on the power generated from the wind, a significant amount of electrical power (about 3.26 kW) is restored to the batteries when the car is moving at a speed of 120 km/h.