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Figure 16 - Verical Axix Wind Turbine
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The second option that was available for the design was to use a horizontal axis wind
turbine. Again this option came with its‟ own advantages and disadvantages that would
need to be considered before a decision was made. The biggest advantage of using a
horizontal axis wind turbine is the fact that since the blades of the turbine are oriented
perpendicular to the wind the captured energy is much more efficient than that of the
omnidirectional alternative of the vertical axis wind turbine. This can be observed below.
Figure 17 - Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine
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Another advantage that comes with the horizontal axis wind turbine is that because of
the availability and simplicity of design smaller horizontal axis wind turbines are readily
available on the market at affordable prices for the use in this project.