WinSpin

Harnessing the Power of Wind

Oliver Pang Hyehee Shin

The Problem:
Rapid and Unsustainable Urbanisation at the expense of human wellbeing and
the environment

An issue especially prevalent in developing countries

Beijing, China Delhi, India

Sources: Time, 2014, International Energy Agency [IEA], 2019;

The Problem (continued)

Rural-urban Rapid, unplanned and Higher demand and Energy produced

migration unsustainable use of electricity from non-renewable
urbanisation to support and energy sources at nearby
increased populations power plants

Human health problems

Environmental devastation
and global warming Increasing pollution and
harmful emissions
The User Needs
Safe urban environment to raise their family

Affordable, clean and reliable energy

Unhappy citizens

Ways to lower business costs

To maintain positive public perceptions and corporate image

Business

A way to keep all stakeholders happy to maintain political legitimacy

Government
 The Solution: Cleaner, greener buildings

Introducing: Winspin
An affordable small-scale micro wind turbine
that generates renewable energy and can:

1. Be directly connected to the building’s

rooftop or sides

2. Stored in a battery that can be used to

power residential and/or commercial
appliances within the building
2. Energy stored in battery that can
be connected to power appliances

1. Directly connected to
building switchboard
Green Innovation: The Fusion of Hardware and Software

IoT integration

Rotatable axis

Battery storage

Market-leading
efficiency
 Technical Specifications:
The Unique Value Proposition No-Frills
Wind system size Rated Power: 400W

Small-scale and lightweight Rotor Diameter 1.2 - 2 metres (depending on

building specifications)

Weight 8 Kg
Innovative technology and Blades 4
design
Blade Materials 6061 aluminium alloy made
from recycled aluminium

Operating Temperature -20°C - 50°C

Reliable and efficient power
Predicted Annual Energy 3000kw/h
Performance

Voltage 12 - 24 V
Cut-in Windspeed 2.5 m/s
Affordable and maintainable
Optimal Windspeed 10 m/s
Cut-out Windspeed 12 m/s

Based on Alibaba, 2019,; McDermott, 2008; Swift Turbines, 2009; Yourhome, 2013; Commodore Australia; Office of Environment, NSW, 2010,
Amazon, 2019)
Affordable and accessible packages
Its small scale will reduce production costs of less than $300 per unit, allowing it to be lower-priced and affordable from
a retail price of $325 per unit
Package Estimated Production Retail Price Features Targeted
Cost (per unit) (per unit) Segments

No frills $300 $325-$350 Minimum amount of Households

$260:Turbine Set including sensors and IoT
Anemometer integration Small businesses
+
$40: Rechargeable lithium
polymer battery

Standard $360-$400 $500-$550 Standard sensors and Small corporates Market prices: Utilising
IoT integration
economies of scale to
Customisable colours lower cost of
productions.
Premium $700-$1500 $2000 - Customisable Design Conglomerates
$3000 and Colours
Multinational
Corporate advertising corporations

Rotating Shaft for Government

Optimisation
$ in AUD

Predictions for online market. Sources: Amazon, 2019; Guo et al., 2017, Mega Office Supplies, 2019;
Operational Viability

Harnessing the power of wind

● Ever-present resource
● Can generate electricity at all times of the day
● Rotatable design allows turbine to adjust to appropriate direction for optimal electricity
generation

Other forms of renewable energy require very specific conditions

● Solar: ● Hydro:
- Requires clear sky - Requires sufficient water levels
- Operations affected by rain or - Not viable in drier areas
consistent cloud cover - Financially costly
- Can only generate electricity - Adverse environmental impacts
during the day
Operational Viability (continued)
Harnessing the power of the Wind Tunnel Effect

Between two apartment buildings winds Winspin’s design and

can increase up to 80% compared to Winds bounce off building walls with placement on sides of
average city wind speeds pressure coming down, as well as buildings leverages
through the tunnels to escape on the these winds
Sources: Hyun, Kim & You, 2014; Parkinson, 2015 other side.
Operational Viability (continued)
Harnessing the power of wind - High altitude wind

● Wind speed increases with height above ground

● Placement of Winspin on the sides and top of

urban buildings leverages the energy potential of
high wind speeds at higher altitudes

Primary data (Australia)

Altitude Av. Wind Speed (m/s)

1.5m [Suburban ground level] 1.0

1.5m [Urban ground level] 3.4

57m [14th floor of 14 storey building] 10.4

Sources: Zhu, Hou, Shan & Whang, 2015; Katsaprakakis,& Christakis, 2012 See Appendix 1 for more details
Economic feasibility: Viable pathway to scale
United Nations
Sustainable
Development
Goal
China: The perfect launchpad
Supply

Well developed technological Resources can be

Production in China Significant existing
structures and human capital allocated to optimisation
minimises costs investment
and innovation
Market Demand

Record Significant pressure on Highest wind energy Fastest growing and

7 out of 10
rural-urban conglomerates to potential globally developing cities are
world’s most
migration reduce their carbon in windiest areas of
polluted cities
footprint China
See Appendix 2 for more details
 Sustainable Green Impact
Clean power for cooking stoves and
lights
3000kWh of energy
annually per turbine

Reduce the environmental footprint of

buildings, which account for 40% of global
CO2 emissions

Installation of multiple turbines per building can produce

collective power enough to power 10 fridges

By utilising the kinetic energy of the wind, WinSpin will reduce the impact of
the wind tunnel effect to pedestrians walking through the urban landscape
Sources: IEA, 2019; USGBC 2019
The Team To Make It Happen
Technical lead Business lead

Hyehee Shin Oliver Pang

Mechatronics Engineering Commerce (Liberal Studies)
University of Sydney University of Sydney

Skills and Experience in: Skills and Experience in:

Quality assurance Sustainability
Product and Operations Social enterprise
Start-ups
Team Profile
Thank you! Questions?
 Appendix 1: Anemometer Data
Data recorded everyday from August 6-12 inclusive

1.5m [suburban 1.5m [Urban ground 57m [14th floor of 14

ground level] level] storey building]

Day 1 0.4m/s 1.8m/s 6.8m/s

Day 2 0.4m/s 2.1m/s 7.7m/s

Day 3 1.7m/s 5.0m/s 13.3m/s

Day 4 1.9m/s 5.9m/s 14.6m/s

Day 5 1.4m/s 4.5m/s 11.7m/s

Day 6 0.9m/s 2.6m/s 10.4m/s

Day 7 0.5m/s 2.2m/s 8.2m/s

Average 1.03m/s 3.44m/s 10.38m/s

Data collected using Protech Handheld Anemometer with Altimeter

 Appendix 2: China’s polluted cities
App
seven of the ten most air polluted cities in the world are in China, including Taiyuan, Beijing, Urumqi, Lanzhou,
Chongqing, Jinan and Shijiazhuang.

Sources: Cheng & Tong, 2017