1 / 9

Blade Design Competition

This guide explores the critical factors affecting wind energy generation in Colorado, focusing on blade design, wind speed, air density, and swept area. It highlights the equation for wind power, emphasizing the cubic relationship between wind speed and power output. A comparison of energy production from two different wind regimes—Yampa and Sheep Mountain—illustrates the profound impact of wind speed on energy yield from the same turbine. Discover how understanding these principles can enhance efficiency in wind energy systems.

sancha
Download Presentation

Blade Design Competition

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Blade Design Competition

  2. Wind in Colorado

  3. Power from the wind • Power in the wind • Effect of air density,  • Effect of swept area, A • Effect of wind speed, V Power in the Wind = ½ρAV3 R

  4. Wind Speed (V) • Most important part of equation • Power is a cubic function of wind speed • V X V X V • 20% increase in wind speed means 73% more power • Doubling wind speed means 8 times more power • (power =½ρAV3)

  5. Effect of wind speed on production • Same turbine, two different wind regimes: • Yampa (8.3 mph) • 1,200 kWh/year • Sheep Mtn: (18.4 mph) • 6,500 kWh/year

  6. How Wind Energy Works

  7. Blade Design a Factor “

  8. Voltage Amperage

More Related