MAGLEV WINDMILL

Minu John, Rohit John, Syamily P.S, Vyshak P.A

Abstract: Magnetic levitation, maglev, or magnetic suspension is a method by which an object is suspended with no support other than magnetic fields. Magnetic pressure is used to counteract the effects of the gravitational and any other accelerations. The principal advantage of a maglev windmill from a conventional one is, as the rotor is floating in the air due to levitation, mechanical friction is totally eliminated. That makes the rotation possible in very low wind speeds. Maglev wind turbines have several advantages over conventional wind turbines. For instance, they’re able to use winds with starting speeds as low as 1.5 meters per second (m/s). Also, they could operate in winds exceeding 40 m/s.

Keywords: Wind Energy, Magnetic Levitation, Power Generation, Magnets

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2014.0305011