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Authors
Affiliations
1 Dept. of Mech. Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, NG
2 Dept. of Agric. & Biosystem Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, NG
Source
Indian Journal of Science and Technology, Vol 2, No 5 (2009), Pagination: 13-17
Abstract
Wind power is one of the world's fastest growing energy sources. A program was developed using Visual Basic 6.0 to model a small wind turbine drive train and power output before it is being fabricated, deployed and tested.
Keywords
Wind Power, Program, Model Wind Turbine
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