Sustainable wind powered generation and utilization for West Africa
- Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
Due to the poor economic situations in several West African countries, the existing electrical and mechanical engineering power generating systems cannot be properly maintained. The existing power generating systems have been working at very poor efficiencies and poor levels of reliability. Engineering infra-structures, particularly for the rural areas, cannot function properly because of the poor reliability of the existing power generating systems. In order to provide effective solutions to this problem, the use of wind powered systems is being recommended for West African countries and possibly other countries where fairly constant high wind speeds are available. The results of the technical investigations carried out during the last thirty years, in order to provide alternative wind powered generating systems, and which are easier to maintain than the existing power generating systems, together with the engineering applications of the wind powered systems, for small scale water supply and electrical power generating systems for homes and rural areas; will be highlighted and discussed in this paper.
- OSTI ID:
- 514808
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970456-; TRN: IM9737%%302
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 59. Annual meeting of the American power conference, Chicago, IL (United States), 1-3 Apr 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the American power conference: Volume 59-1; McBride, A.E. [ed.]; PB: 613 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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