Ingenieur Vol. 75 ingenieur July 2018-FA | Page 35

Harnessing The Wind: A
Sustainable Future Energy
For Malaysia
By Prof. Ts. Dr Mohd Zamri Ibrahim
Dr Aliashim Albani
Yong Kim Hwang
Eastern Corridor Renewable Energy (ECRE)
School of Ocean Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
T
he terms wind energy or wind power
describe the process by which the wind, as
kinetic energy, is exploited as a resource
to generate mechanical power (Figure 1) and
electrical power (Figure 2). Wind turbines operate
on a simple principle - the wind turns the blades,
which spin a shaft connected to a generator which
generates electricity.
Modern wind turbines can be divided into two
basic groups (Figures 3, 4 and 5), the horizontal-
axis wind turbine (HAWT) and the vertical-axis
wind turbines (VAWT, Darrieus and Savonius
Figure 1: Mechanical components of wind turbine (Source: Behera and Sarkar, 2012)
Figure 2: Electrical components of wind turbine (Source: Behera and Sarkar, 2012)
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