Placement of Small Vertical Axis Wind Turbine to Maximize Power Generation Influenced by Architectural and Geographic Interfaces in Urban Areas
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Quinn, Bryan |
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14/07/2015
14/07/2015
2015
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Current methods for large-scale wind collection are unviable in urban areas. In order to investigate the feasibility of generating power from winds in these environments, we sought to optimize placements of small vertical-axis wind turbines in areas of artificially-generated winds. We explored both vehicular transportation and architecture as sources of artificial wind, using a combination of anemometer arrays, global positioning system (GPS), and weather report data. We determined that transportation-generated winds were not significant enough for turbine implementation. In addition, safety and administrative concerns restricted the implementation of said wind turbines along roadways for transportation-generated wind collection. Wind measurements from our architecture collection were applied in models that can help predict other similar areas with artificial wind, as well as the optimal placement of a wind turbine in those areas. |
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doi:10.13016/M2204S |
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en_US |
Relação |
Digital Repository at the University of Maryland Gemstone Program, University of Maryland (College Park, Md) |
Palavras-Chave | #Wind power #Artificial winds #Gemstone Team AWE |
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