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Small Wind Turbine
Understanding Wind Energy Wind Energy in India has grown tremendously over the last two decades. As a result of this boom, the wind
potential in most major wind sites has been tapped and a point of saturation has been reached. Presently
setting up a wind farm to harvest energy from wind requires huge capital investment and involves a rat race
for wind rich land. This has led to a situation where only large players operate and benefit from technological
advancements in this sector.
Vaata’s dream Mother nature never meant for her bounties to benefit only the rich. This is where Vaata dared to dream to
create a small wind turbine that will benefit the common man, especially the farmers. A wind turbine that will
be able to perform across varied terrains, even on a small piece of land; one that will be a meaningful
advancement in the wind energy sector and will be able to touch millions of lives.
The small wind turbine SMART has been designed entirely in India,
utilizing state of the art computing, design and
manufacturing technology.
The turbine is running in both Kavanoor and
Karungulam sites in Tamil Nadu and has shown
great promise.
SMART has been designed for low maintenance
and long life
SMART can also operate in areas with low wind
speeds
The farmer and rooftop model of SMART enables
localized power generation that can reduce
wheeling losses and help reduce the pressure
from the state’s electricity board.
Following our dream, we have indigenously
developed “SMALL ART”, shortly known as SMART,
a work of art that encompasses the science of wind
energy. It is a small wind turbine that will
empower the common man to generate his own
energy through its 3 models:
Farmer model: for the lakhs of farmers
around the country who already have the
wind rich land
Rooftop model: for tall buildings in coastal
areas of the country
Infill model: To maximize the usage of land
by installing small turbines in the large
unused space between 2 larger turbines
Specification
Turbine Orientation Vertical Axis
Rated Power 15 kW
Rotor Diameter 10.1 m
Rotor Height 9.6 m
Rated Wind Speed (Cut In Wind Speed)
12 m/s (4.5 m/s)
Total Height (Tower) 15 m (6 m)
Total weight 2.4 ton (ground models) 1.5 ton (rooftop model)
Braking System Aerodynamic
Estimated generation 27500* kWhr/annum
One Wind Turbine for all places
SMART’s three versions will cater to the energy needs of people across all the places that have potential to
generate wind energy. It will be the solution to urban, off-shore, rural and power-plant scale generation of
wind energy.
* Actual figures subject to change based on wind profile and grid availability at site
Vaata Infra Ltd.
7, 11th Avenue, Ashok Nagar Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600083
[email protected] www.vaatasmart.com
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