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May 15, 2013, 6:43:34 PM5/15/13
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Funnel Wind Turbine Generates Jaw-Dropping Power
By Tracy Staedter
Discovery News
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
In order to get off oil as our main energy source,
renewable energy needs to be cost-competitive with
natural gas and coal. Innovations in solar and wind power
are making strides toward that goal, but it will take a
major paradigm shift to bring them both down in cost.
PHOTOS: Top Wacky Wind Turbine Designs
The Chaska, Minn.-based company Sheer Wind thinks it has
a design that could bring the cost of wind power down to
a price competitive with natural gas. Daryoush Allaei,
Sheer Wind�s chief technical officer, told DNews that a
utility-scale system of these wind turbines � that is a
100 to 500 MW power plant � the cost could be as low as 1
cent per KWh. For comparison, conventional tower and
blade wind power plants cost about 45 to 80 cents per KWh
and natural gas plants cost about 2 to 3 cents per KWh.
The company�s Invelox captures wind using wide-mouthed
funnels. Inside, passageways turn the wind horizontally
and taper it into a narrow space, which naturally
accelerates the flow. The higher speed wind is then
channeled into a turbine positioned at ground level.
According to the company, the system works even if wind
speeds are slow at the top. For example, a wind entering
at 10 mph is increased to 40 mph by the time it enters
the turbine. After passing through the turbine, the wind
is exhausted back into the environment at 15mph.
The unit is about 50 percent shorter than traditional
wind towers and the turbine blades on the generator are
84 percent smaller � as a result, equipment and
maintenance costs are lower.
PHOTOS: Top 10 Countries on Wind Power
Daryoush Allaei, Sheer Wind�s chief technical officer
told DNews that the design is also far less harmful to
birds than conventional blade wind turbines. �Birds have
difficulty with moving objects, like with a traditional
wind blade that can travel at speed of 150 to 200 mph at
its tip,� Allaei said.
Because the top of the Sheer Wind Invelox is not a
suction or in-take valve type funnel, air flows into the
funnel naturally and is easy for birds to avoid. �If a
bad-boy bird decides to explore and actually fly in, one
can place net right at the bottom of the intake to catch
them and then release them,� Allaei said.
Currently Sheer Wind is custom building systems for a few
clients and is working toward mass production.
via Physorg
More at:
http://news.discovery.com/tech/alternative-power-sources/funnel-wind-turbrine-generates-jaw-dropping-power-130515.htm
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By Tracy Staedter
Discovery News
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
In order to get off oil as our main energy source,
renewable energy needs to be cost-competitive with
natural gas and coal. Innovations in solar and wind power
are making strides toward that goal, but it will take a
major paradigm shift to bring them both down in cost.
PHOTOS: Top Wacky Wind Turbine Designs
The Chaska, Minn.-based company Sheer Wind thinks it has
a design that could bring the cost of wind power down to
a price competitive with natural gas. Daryoush Allaei,
Sheer Wind�s chief technical officer, told DNews that a
utility-scale system of these wind turbines � that is a
100 to 500 MW power plant � the cost could be as low as 1
cent per KWh. For comparison, conventional tower and
blade wind power plants cost about 45 to 80 cents per KWh
and natural gas plants cost about 2 to 3 cents per KWh.
The company�s Invelox captures wind using wide-mouthed
funnels. Inside, passageways turn the wind horizontally
and taper it into a narrow space, which naturally
accelerates the flow. The higher speed wind is then
channeled into a turbine positioned at ground level.
According to the company, the system works even if wind
speeds are slow at the top. For example, a wind entering
at 10 mph is increased to 40 mph by the time it enters
the turbine. After passing through the turbine, the wind
is exhausted back into the environment at 15mph.
The unit is about 50 percent shorter than traditional
wind towers and the turbine blades on the generator are
84 percent smaller � as a result, equipment and
maintenance costs are lower.
PHOTOS: Top 10 Countries on Wind Power
Daryoush Allaei, Sheer Wind�s chief technical officer
told DNews that the design is also far less harmful to
birds than conventional blade wind turbines. �Birds have
difficulty with moving objects, like with a traditional
wind blade that can travel at speed of 150 to 200 mph at
its tip,� Allaei said.
Because the top of the Sheer Wind Invelox is not a
suction or in-take valve type funnel, air flows into the
funnel naturally and is easy for birds to avoid. �If a
bad-boy bird decides to explore and actually fly in, one
can place net right at the bottom of the intake to catch
them and then release them,� Allaei said.
Currently Sheer Wind is custom building systems for a few
clients and is working toward mass production.
via Physorg
More at:
http://news.discovery.com/tech/alternative-power-sources/funnel-wind-turbrine-generates-jaw-dropping-power-130515.htm
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Om Shanti
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May 17, 2013, 7:50:18 PM5/17/13
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Dr. Jai Maharaj posted:
Forwarded posts:
Why is the 15 mph wind not recycled back into the funnel
system to be reused over and over again to power the
turbines, combining with the newer incoming air? Seems
like a waste of 15 mph wind.
- Jennifer Mitchell
Because (1) you're an idiot and (2) the laws of physics.
- David Rice1
End of forwarded posts.
Why is the 15 mph wind not recycled back into the funnel
system to be reused over and over again to power the
turbines, combining with the newer incoming air? Seems
like a waste of 15 mph wind.
- Jennifer Mitchell
Because (1) you're an idiot and (2) the laws of physics.
- David Rice1
End of forwarded posts.
hab...@anony.net
May 19, 2013, 7:50:47 PM5/19/13
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http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/86/article/84000/
excerpt
California Highway 58, east of Bakersfield, presents some truly
astounding sights. It’s still a rare occurrence here in Georgia to see
more than one wind turbine. At Tehachapi Pass on Cal. 58, there are
5,000 of them.
Driven entirely by the atmosphere, they generate a nominal total of
562 megawatts of electricity. That’s twice the output of the massive
turbines at Fontana Dam in North Carolina, about two hours north of
Gainesville.
Wind power is one of the cleanest energy sources because the turbines
make no appreciable changes to air, soil or water. Opponents criticize
their appearance, arguing that the huge spinning blades are an
unsightly addition to hilltops and shorelines. On the other hand, the
smoke stacks of coal-fired plants (the dirtiest energy around) and the
huge cooling towers at nuclear facilities could be put in the same
category.
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