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Students Project Presentation - Wind Energy - Bohr Group

This document provides an overview of wind turbines, including their history, types, uses, and innovations. It discusses how wind turbines have evolved from early vertical axis designs used for pumping water to modern horizontal axis turbines used commercially to generate electricity. The document outlines different turbine designs, including horizontal axis, vertical axis, wind lens, airborne, and homemade designs. It also discusses factors related to installing and operating wind farms such as costs, economic impacts, and innovations to improve efficiency.

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Students Project Presentation - Wind Energy - Bohr Group

This document provides an overview of wind turbines, including their history, types, uses, and innovations. It discusses how wind turbines have evolved from early vertical axis designs used for pumping water to modern horizontal axis turbines used commercially to generate electricity. The document outlines different turbine designs, including horizontal axis, vertical axis, wind lens, airborne, and homemade designs. It also discusses factors related to installing and operating wind farms such as costs, economic impacts, and innovations to improve efficiency.

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Nick Birkhimer William Mbongo

Braelin Stockton Jessica Tice


THEN: mainly used for pumping
water.
 Vertical axis wind mill

 Horizontally oriented turbines

 Post mill to tower mill.

 Blades evolved and became more efficient


NOW: turbines were first used to generate electricity
in the late 19th century.
 Commercial turbine market evolved
 Turbine designs

 Off-shore wind farms

 495 turbines have been built in Benton County.


 Economic  Storing the
Impact Energy
 Jobs  Supply &
 Renewable Demand
Energy Source  Surrounding
 Reducing Wildlife
Carbon  Maintenance
Emissions
Cost factors

GE 1.5MW 400 homes Construction,


Vesta 1.65 MW 400 homes $2,000,000 infrastructure,
Clipper 1.5 MW 650 homes maintenance,
transportation

$3,000,000 per 100


turbines

• $7,000 for 10 Kw home turbine


• Low maintenance cost
• Lasts 20 years
Wind
$.07Kwh

Coal
$.10 Kwh

Solar
$.40Kwh
$86,000,000 per 100 turbines

15 % Annual return from original investment

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Pay off investment

Free electricity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

pay off investment


$1150 annual American electric bill
Extra 840Kwh = $7
profit
Farmers paid $5,000-
10,000 yearly per acre
with turbine

Commercial tax
on business

Income taxes
on farmers

Improved local economy

Construction of
infrastructure
creates job
 HAWT= Horizontal
Axis Wind Turbine
 Generates, then
transfers
 Built high up
 Instruments + Motor
= Turn into wind
 Discovered by Albert Betz

 59.3% max wind power

 Discovered in 1919
LINEAR SCATTER

 Maintenance • Max wind power


 Land accessibility • Less effect on other turbines
WIND LENS AIRBORNE TURBINES
 Increases wind speed by  Goes to where winds
40% = triples electricity are more consistent,
generated stronger
 Saves space  Easy to deploy
 Quiet
VERTICAL TURBINES HOMEMADE TURBINES
 Closer to ground->  Cheap
easier to maintain  Recycled Materials
 All directions  What you want
Purdue’s Contribution
• Increase accuracy
• Sensors to detect
problems
• New computer
programs=better farms
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buj8uxV4J7Y
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHTz8qdDPlM
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yitxrpfRFY
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQexzNg_e9A
5. http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/japanese-
breakthrough-will-make-wind-power-cheaper-than-nuclea
6. http://www.metaefficient.com/renewable-power/wind-lens-turbines-
provide-cheaper-energy.html
7. http://wordlesstech.com/2012/03/29/airborne-wind-turbine/\
8. http://www.windstuff.org/building/build4/build4.php
9. http://www.planetarysystems.com/productD.php?PtID=13
10. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_axis_wind_turbine
11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_axis_wind_turbine
12. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/wind-turbines-cost.html
13. http://www.wind-energy-the-facts.org/en/part-i-technology/chapter-4-wind-
farm-design/commissioning-operation-and-maintenance.html

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