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Power for Change - 6 (of 13) Variable-pitch air-turbine - for a wave energy pilot plant

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Uploaded by on Aug 20, 2009

Fixed-pitch Wells turbines are generally used to drive the electrical generators of Oscillating Water Column wave energy devices. If it's possible for the blades to change pitch on a wave-by-wave basis to avoid stall, the turbine can be made smaller and more efficient.

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  • I would love to hang out at this shop for a few months!

  • @PASVAWT

    Sure. 

  • I can suggest other types of variable pitch wind turbines.

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