haiti wind project (summer 2011)
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Haiti Wind Project (Summer 2011). By Kacie O’Neil. Introduction. Energy Grand Challenges Professor Catherine Peters (CEE) was the advisor Internship focused on Sustainable Energy and easy deployment I focused mainly on structural analysis. Initial Challenge. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Haiti Wind Project (Summer 2011)By Kacie O’Neil
Introduction Energy Grand Challenges Professor Catherine Peters (CEE) was
the advisor Internship focused on Sustainable
Energy and easy deployment I focused mainly on structural analysis
Initial Challenge Generate a large amount of power (kW) Parts had to fit into a standard shipping
container Easily deployable wind generator
Background Standard Shipping container holds:
Easily deployable wind turbine Solar panels to supplement wind turbine Easily deployable and possibly
telescoping tower to hold turbine Turbine equipment including generator,
battery, etc. Originally intended for cases such as
disaster relief (Haiti)
How the project has changed
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Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Horizontal Axis Turbine
Goals for Internship Main Goal: build/design a prototype
Half scale model For a competition in April Looking for commercially made parts
This included: Finding a turbine Choosing a battery Finding a mast system that can fit in the
“shipping container” (half size model) Figuring out how to ship the prototype
Constraints Size of parts they have to fit into a box of
limited size Weightwhatever goes up in the air must
be supported on the ground Deployment needs to be set up/put up by
humans (no machines) Construction must be able to be packed
up and shipped elsewhere Cost we currently have a very limited
budget
Current designHaiti Challenge
Current Design Combines wind and solar power The purpose of the solar is make the
power generation more constant Intentions: provide energy and possibly
a source of income to pay for repair costs
SAPComputer Modeling
Examples of Stress on a SAP Model
SAP Models Material
SAP Model
What I was modeling
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Deformed Shape
Conclusion Prototype was planned but not built (no
space during the summer) Learned a lot about structural analysis Gained valuable experience working on
a research project learning about how to revise plans to make them better