Wind Power From Kites Professor David J Olinger

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Wind Power From Kites Professor David J. Olinger Mechanical Engineering Dept. WPI's Fifth US-Africa

Wind Power From Kites Professor David J. Olinger Mechanical Engineering Dept. WPI's Fifth US-Africa Business Conference

WPI KITE POWER TEAM o Professor David J. Olinger o Dr. Jitendra Goela, Rohm

WPI KITE POWER TEAM o Professor David J. Olinger o Dr. Jitendra Goela, Rohm and Haas Company, Woburn MA o Gabe Baldwin, Mike Blouin, Peter Bertoli, Ryan Buckley, Chris Colschen, Mike De. Cuir, Max Hurgin, Ben Isabella, Taylor La. Londe, Erik Lovejoy, Josh Rodden, Mike Sangermano, Nick Simone, Nick Urko o 2006 -2008

Motivation & Goals n Increased access to electricity, water, power in developing nations must

Motivation & Goals n Increased access to electricity, water, power in developing nations must be provided in a sustainable way using renewable energy sources, such as wind power n Develop a new renewable energy technology: Wind Power from Kites n Build prototype capable of generating ~1 KW

Wind Power from Kites Prototype Converts up-and-down motion of kite into electricity that is

Wind Power from Kites Prototype Converts up-and-down motion of kite into electricity that is stored in batteries

Animation - System Operation Wind is from Left to Right Olinger, D. J. &

Animation - System Operation Wind is from Left to Right Olinger, D. J. & Goela, J. S. , “Performance Characteristics of a onekilowatt scale kite power system, ASME Paper ES 2008 -54032, Energy Sustainability 2008, Jacksonville, FL August 2008.

Advantages of Kite Power for Developing Nations o Potentially cheaper than a wind turbine

Advantages of Kite Power for Developing Nations o Potentially cheaper than a wind turbine o More economical in low wind speed regions n Higher wind speeds at higher altitudes n Kites can fly “faster than the wind” – apparent velocity effect o More aesthetically pleasing & environmentally friendly than wind turbines

Advantages for Developing Nations

Advantages for Developing Nations

Field Testing WPI KITE POWER TEAM STUDENTS Heifer International’s Overlook Farm – Rutland, MA

Field Testing WPI KITE POWER TEAM STUDENTS Heifer International’s Overlook Farm – Rutland, MA Seabrook, NH beaches

Wiki – WPI Kite Power Team http: //www 2. me. wpi. edu/wpi-kites Link in

Wiki – WPI Kite Power Team http: //www 2. me. wpi. edu/wpi-kites Link in agenda on conference website Other kite power researchers: Wind. Lift, LLC http: //windlift. wordpress. com/about/ Makani Power, Inc. www. makanipower. com Jet stream winds

Conclusions n Wind Power from Kites is a potential renewable energy technology n WPI

Conclusions n Wind Power from Kites is a potential renewable energy technology n WPI Kite Power Team has constructed a working kite power prototype Many successes! Still work to do! n Feedback : Potential use in Africa Educational/business linkages

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WIND POWER Whats wind power Wind power isWIND POWER Whats wind power Wind power is
KITES Some questions about kites How is itKITES Some questions about kites How is it
Properties of Kites 6 6 Properties of KitesProperties of Kites 6 6 Properties of Kites
Properties of Kites 6 6 Properties of KitesProperties of Kites 6 6 Properties of Kites
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Team Fantastic Four Kites Dopero Kites History InventedTeam Fantastic Four Kites Dopero Kites History Invented
Kites Kites Written and Illustrated By Madison RoseKites Kites Written and Illustrated By Madison Rose