Plenary Lecture
Studies and Researches Regarding the Performance of a New Model of Vertical Wind Rotor Turbine for Small Power
Assoc. Prof. Badea Lepadatescu
Transilvania University of Brasov
Faculty of Technological Engineering and Industrial Management
Department of Manufacturing Engineering
Romania
E-mail: lepadatescu@unitbv.ro
Abstract: In the paper are shown the recent researches regarding the performance of a new vertical wind turbine rotor that we want to propose for the next wind turbine with small power. We started our researches to a small scale wind rotor vertical position and after the test results we designed and realized a new wind turbine rotor with a special shape that were tested in real conditions to find his performance. After that we sent this rotor to a big university in U.S.A. to make the tests in an aerodynamic tunnel. These test results are now shown in the paper.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Badea Lepadatescu is currently an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Technological Engineering and Industrial Management of Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania. He obtained his doctoral degree in 1998 in the area of machining through superfinishing process. After he graduated he worked five years as design engineer at Roman truck factory in the field of manufacturing processes where he designed many devices and special machine tools especially for superfinishing process. Started on 1982 he worked as research engineer at Transilvania University of Brasov, and after 1997 he is teaching at Department of Manufacturing Engineering. His main academic interests include Tolerance and Dimensional Control, Manufacturing Engineering Processes, Automation Processes, and Renewable Energy Sources. The research accomplishments are reflected through publications in a five books and authored or co-authored over 120 papers published at international conferences. He has extensive experience in both experimental and theoretical research work having more than 50 contracts with factories to design and produce machine tools for machining processes. Also in the field of Renewable Energy Sources together with a team he made two wind turbines, one with horizontal axis for taking water, and one with vertical axis to produce electric energy. He has been speaker to international conferences, has moderated forums, organized symposia, workshops and sessions at major international conferences.