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A Study Exploring Opportunities to Utilize Wind Charge in Bangladesh

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  • Muhammad Muhibbullah

    (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University, 15/1, Iqbal Road, Mohammadpur, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh)

  • Quazi Taif Sadat

    (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University, 15/1, Iqbal Road, Mohammadpur, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh)

  • Umashankar Subramaniam

    (Department of Communications and Networks, Renewable Energy Laboratory, College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

Wind charge is produced naturally in space. Knowing the nature of space charge is important for various purposes. If the charge is received for the whole year long by an antenna, then, in this process, the charge can be used as electric power. In the present work, the nature of wind charge in space in the cities of Dhaka and Narayanganj was observed. A net-type antenna was used to receive the wind charge. The results show that the power decreased with the antenna gaps. The output power increased with the antenna’s gross area and the speed of air. The overall output power was increased with humidity. It was shown that wind with a higher distance from the ground carries more electric charge. This research reveals that electric charge is inhomogeneous in wind, and it is collectable as electric power. The nature of the results is similar in both cities, but the output power is larger in Dhaka than in Narayanganj. This alternative power source is environmentally friendly, and it reduces thunder and lighting due to charge being taken from wind. Thus, this creates a more danger-free environment.

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  • Muhammad Muhibbullah & Quazi Taif Sadat & Umashankar Subramaniam, 2022. "A Study Exploring Opportunities to Utilize Wind Charge in Bangladesh," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(19), pages 1-12, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:19:p:6997-:d:923478
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