Usage of Gending Seasonal Wind for Electric Power Source Through Wind Turbine Generator in Probolinggo
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Although Wind Turbine Generator has commonly use in several countries, in Indonesia this thing has rarely use, even though Indonesia’s geographic itself stored lot of potential in developing such energy source. Seasonal wind can be destructive in some areas. In some areas this seasonal wind blowing almost for entire year and in certain area like Probolinggo this wind generate heat to 40oC, which cause havoc in plantations. Our study is to make benefit from this seasonal wind through channeling its power to generate electricity. In the first year we take measure of wind velocity and direction at height 2 m above sea level, for six month (from March until August), two times a day with intervals of 12 hours. Our measures show the wind velocity is from 3 m/s to 5.8 m/s with wind direction changes every couple day and sometimes hours. This wind data brings to our conclusion to develop Vertical Axis Wind Turbine to be used in Probolinggo.
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Key Words : Seasonal Wind, Wind Velocity, Wind Direction
