TY - JOUR AU - Nelu CAZACU PY - 2019/06/15 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Use of Taguchi Methods in Designing an Experimental Model of Wind Turbine with Vertical Axis with Curved Sheet Blades JF - The Annals of “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati. Fascicle IX, Metallurgy and Materials Science JA - mms VL - 42 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - https://doi.org/10.35219/mms.2019.2.03 UR - https://www.gup.ugal.ro/ugaljournals/index.php/mms/article/view/2787 AB - Increasing the efficiency of the conversion of electricity into light energy (UV LEDs) has made possible a new stage in the development of vertical axis wind turbines by compensating for the small wind energy conversion efficiency (14.81%). The work is based on the use of Taguchi methods (TM) in increasing the efficiency of a wind turbine with vertical axis blades made of deformed aluminium foil. Experiments were carried out in the wind tunnel to confirm the models selected by the QE procedure. ER -