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Wind Power: Group4
Wind Power: Group4
Group4:
Bassam Abdella Abd-eljalil
Abd-elrhman Fathy
El-hussien Reda
Hussien Kishk
1- Introduction
2- Components of wind turbine
3- How wind turbines generate electricity?
4- Wind Energy In Egypt
5- Wind energy in the world
6- Advantages and disadvantages of wind energy
7- Problems faces the use of wind power
8- The future of wind power
Introduction
What is energy ?
Scientists who study force, motion and energy, say that energy
is the ability to do work, and work is moving something against a
force, like gravity. There are a lot of different kinds of energy in
the universe, and that energy can do different things.
Energy can be found in many things, and takes many forms.
There is a kind of energy called kinetic energy in objects that
are moving. There is something that scientists call potential
energy in objects at rest that will make them move if resistance
is removed.
What is wind power ?
External parts of a
horizontal wind turbine:
1- The Base.
2-Tower.
3-Nacelle.
4-Blades.
The base
Bases are made of concrete reinforced with steel bars.
There are two basic designs:
One is a shallow flat disk, about 40 feet (12 m) in diameter and
three feet (1 m) thick.
The other is a deeper cylinder, about 15 feet (4.5 m) in
diameter and 16 feet (4.8 m) deep.
The tower
The most common tower design is a white steel cylinder, about
150 to 200 feet (45 to 60 m) tall and 10 feet (3 m) in diameter.
Some turbines use a lattice tower, like the Eiffel tower.
Towers have a ladder running up the inside and a hoist for tools
and equipment.
The blades
The blades of the wind turbines are designed in two different ways:
D r a g t y p e : T h e wind literally pushes the blades out of the way.
Slower rotational speeds and high torque capabilities. Useful for
providing mechanical work (water pumping).
or
Wind Lens:
Japanese researchers say that they've discovered a simple way
to make wind turbines up to three times as efficient. By placing a
'wind lens' around the turbine blades, they claim that wind
power could become cheaper than nuclear
Joby wind turbine
Joby wind turbine
Altaeros wind turbine
Altaeros wind turbine
Sheer wind turbine
Sheer wind turbine
The most important stations that work with wind energy
and the amount of production.
These stations are divided into two types:
I. Offshore installations
Offshore wind power refers to the construction of wind farms in large
bodies of water to generate electricity. These installations can utilize the
more frequent and powerful winds that are available in these locations
and have less aesthetic impact on the landscape than land based
projects. However, the construction and the maintenance costs are
considerably higher.
At the end of 2012, 1,662 turbines at 55 offshore wind farms in 10 European
countries are generating 18 TWh, which can power almost five million
households.
The London Array in the United Kingdom is the largest offshore wind farm
in the world at 630 MW
II. Onshore installations
Onshore turbine installations in hilly or
mountainous regions tend to be on ridgelines
generally three kilometres or more inland from
the nearest shoreline. This is done to exploit the
topographic acceleration as the wind
accelerates over a ridge. The additional wind
speeds gained in this way can increase energy
produced because more wind goes through the
turbines. The exact position of each turbine
matters, because a difference of 30m could
potentially double output. This careful
placement is referred to as 'micro-siting‘.
Wind power in Egypt
Historical development of wind power
in Egypt
Egypt started its wind energy program in 1993 with a 5.2 MW
pilot plant and demonstration wind farm in Hurghada.
This wind farm consists of 42 wind turbines ranging between 100
and 300 kW; the towers and blades were manufactured
locally.
All following projects have been in the Zafarana area on the
coast of the Red Sea; the current total operating capacity is
305 MW, giving a 2007 total for all of Egypt of 310 MW when the
turbines at Hurghada are added in.
The availability rate for the wind farms at Zafarana exceeds
98.5 percent, in line with international experience.
The proportion of wind power in Egypt