Air Borne Wind Turbine

Review 1 -Wind Energy Engineering Project

 AKASH BARATAM - 17BME0772
ADAM ISMAIL - 17BME0593
Submitted by GOWTHAM R - 17BEM0135
VEDANT VARMA - 17BEM0074
  Wind is a renewable energy source that is eco-friendly. Wind farms, both
offshore and onshore are set to generate ~18% of global power by 2050.
 Wind turbines are deployed at good wind sites away from cities/populated
areas. Due in part to the siting restrictions, the contribution of wind energy
has remained a mere ~2.6%.
 In order to tap the enormous inherent potential of wind energy, alternative
and innovative methods are in great demand. Such methods should have
the features of
ABSTRACT (i) easy mobility
(ii) capability to produce sufficient energy to drive essential
machinery/electrical equipment/electronics etc.
(iii) cost effective
(iv) eco-friendly
The Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT) is a
suitable concept that has all the features mentioned above.
 Air Borne Wind Turbines can be operational throughout the year with least
maintenance unlike the conventional ones.
  Airborne wind energy (AWE) refers to the generation of usable power by
airborne devices.
 An airborne wind turbine is a design concept for a wind turbine with a
rotor supported in the air without a tower, thus benefiting from more
mechanical and aerodynamic options, the higher velocity and
persistence of wind at high altitudes.
INTRODUCTION  In contrast to the towered wind turbines, AWE systems are either freely
flying in the air, or they are connected by tethers to the ground like kites,
tethered balloons thus producing power at all times.
 As the wind speed and available power density increases with increase in
altitude, AWT can harness more power with least establishment costs
compared to conventional turbines.
Air Borne Wind
Turbine
  Air borne wind turbines works on the principle of using
aerodynamic forces to displace a generator to produce mechanical
work.
 AWESs are generally made of two main components, a ground
system and at least one aircraft that are mechanically connected
(in some cases also electrically connected) by ropes (often referred
to as tethers).
 Air borne wind turbines are mainly of two types i.e ground-gen
METHODOLOGY and fly-gen systems
  In ground-gen the energy conversion is achieved with a two phase cycle
composed by a generation phase, in which electrical energy is produced
and a recovery phase in which a smaller amount of energy is consumed.
 In this systems ropes which are subjected to traction forces are wound
on winches that in turn are connected to motor generators axes.
 During the generation phase, the aircraft is driven in a way to produce a
Ground Gen lift force and consequently a traction force that induce the rotation of
the electrical generators.
Systems
 In the recovery phase motors rewind the ropes bringing aircraft back to
its original position from the ground.
 Positive balance is maintained by adjusting the aerodynamic
characteristics of the aircraft and by controlling its flight path to
maximize the energy produced in the generation phase and to minimize
the energy consumed in recovery phase.
  For fly gen energy can be produced in many ways, one of the ways is in
which AWT takes off with the wing plane in a vertical position driven by
propeller thrust. The flight mode is similar to quadcopter flight and
rotors on AWT are used as engines.
 Once all the rope length has been unwound, the AWT changes flight
Fly Gen System mode becoming a tethered flight airplane.
 In this second flight mode a circular flight path is powered by the wind
itself and rotors on the AWT are used as generators to convert power
from the wind. During this phase the cable length is fixed. In order to
land, a new change of flight mode is performed and the AWT lands as a
quadcopter.
Thank You