1. Introduction
A market survey of How do wind turbines work?
What are urban turbines?
Urban Wind Turbines Properties of the wind in built-up areas
Mark Runacres
Erasmus University College
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Working principles How turbines work
How turbines work
Outline
• Convert kinetic energy in the wind to
electricity
• Energy
Turbine Market
Introduction
concepts survey 1
E= mv 2
2
• Power
Policy and
New 1
social Conclusions P = ρAv 3 Cp
concepts
acceptance 2
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How turbines work
How turbines work Urban turbine
How turbines work
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P = ρAv 3 Cp
2 1
3
P = ρAv Cp
2 • Urban turbine: turbine operating in a built-
Cp < 0.593
up area
• Cp ~ 0.45 in ideal circumstances • No a priori restriction in size
• Small turbines: P ≲ 100 kW
• Micro-turbines:
‣ P ≲ 5 kW
‣ Hub height ~ 15 m
‣ Diameter ≲ 5 m
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Introduction Introduction
How turbines work
How turbines work HowUrban wind
turbines work
• Low wind speeds at ground height
• Large roughness length
• Variable direction
• Turbulent
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3. Turbine concepts
VAWT How turbines axis
Vertical work
Turbine concepts
• Smaller power coefficient
• Often not self-starting
Horizontal axis wind turbines • Technology still immature, BUT
Vertical axis turbines ‣ Can utilise wind from varying
Shrouded turbines directions
Rooftop turbines ‣ Quieter
‣ Esthetics?
Traditional turbines in open spaces
• Less vibration (helical designs)
Obvious advantages for
urban environment
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Turbine concepts Turbine concepts
HAWT HowHorizontal axis
turbines work Shrouded turbines Shrouded
How turbines work
• Benefit from large turbine • Shrouded, ducted, diffuser-
technology augmented
• Best current small turbines are • Use some kind of envelope
HAWT to create aerodynamical
advantage
• Immature technology
• Some models appear OK,
but benefit of shrouding unclear
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4. Turbine concepts Turbine concepts
Rooftop-mounted Rooftop
How turbines work Ground-mounted Open space
How turbines work
• VAWT, HAWT or shrouded • WindShare, Toronto (Lagerwey turbine) Wind
• Faster and steadier wind • Rotor diameter: 52 m
(if mounted high enough above • Hub height: 91m
the building) • 1000 MWh/yr
• BUT ‣ Urban wind energy that works!
‣ Vibrations ‣ Best-working urban turbines are fairly large
‣ Very few proven ground-mounted turbines
examples ‣ This is also due to market context, not
necessarily inherent technological limitations
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Turbine concepts
Ground-mounted Open space
How turbines work
Market survey
The Schoondijke test field
The EhB market survey
Ongoing test projects
Do small wind turbines work?
Can they work in an urban environment?
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5. Market survey
Schoondijke test Schoondijke Immature market
field
• 11 micro-turbines tested in Schoondijke,
Netherlands
• Open field
• Test period 1 April 2008 - 31 oktober 2010
• Average wind speed 3.7 m/s
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Cost-benefit ratio
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Schoondijke test Schoondijke EhB
field
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Market survey Use Market survey
Survey EhB EhB
• In framework of TETRA project 090192 • Basis for comparison between small
(“Gebruik van microwindturbines voor het leveren van turbines, with estimate of annual
hernieuwbare energie aan particulieren en kleine bedrijven”)
production
• All turbines 100 kW
‣ Power curve from manufacturer
• 762 turbines ‣ Wind conditions Ingreenious study Schoondijke
• Most extensive survey to date (3.7 m/s annual average)
‣ HAWT • Select turbines for test fields
‣ VAWT • Help clients select small turbines
‣ Other concepts
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11. ‣ Wants to test small turbine
! • If OK Sensico wants to become distributor
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• 1-2 kW
• Believes in rooftop
• Turbine should be able to carry advertisements
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EhB EhB
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Comparison 5 kW EhB Standards IEC norm
• IEC 61400-2:
‣ ‣ Design requirements for small wind turbines
• BWEA Standard for the Microgeneration
Certification Scheme (MCS)
‣ MCS006: Small wind performance safety
standard
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Yearly yield 5 kW EhB International IEC norm
standards
!
• AWEA
‣ Small Wind Turbine Performance and Safety
Standard (AWEA Standard 9.1 – 2009)
Opbrengst 5 kW
21. ‣ SWCC certification:
• Test of AWEA Standard requirements.
• Turbine design (Structural Analysis)
• Field testing (Power performanc, Acoustic, Safety
Functio, and Duration).
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23. New concepts
Innovative Backyard innovation Backyard
concepts • Example Urban Power USA
Building-augmented turbines
Backyard innovation
Vertical-axis farms
Very unconventional designs
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New concepts New concepts
Building-augmented Building-augmented Vertical-axis urban VAWT farms
wind turbines windfarms
• Use buildings to enhance local wind • J. Dabiri, CalTech, 2010
speed • For global production of
sustainable energy,
power density
(W/m2 ground surface) is a
more relevant constraint
than Betz limit
Important contribution: • Inspiration:
Mertens 2006, PhD thesis, TU Delft Fish schooling
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24. New concepts New concepts
Vertical-axis urban VAWT farms Unconventional Unconventional
windfarms designs
• Optimized arrays of
smaller vertical-axis wind
turbines
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New concepts Policy
Vertical-axis urban VAWT farms Critical issues How turbines work
Acceptance
windfarms
• Huge increase in power density • Shadow and reflection (flicker)
• Noise (aero and mechanical)
• Vibrations (structural damage, rooftop)
• Visual impact
• Wildlife
• Grid integration
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25. Policy Conclusions
Energy How Directives
turbines work Conclusions How turbines work
Regulations
• European 20/20/20 directive • Urban wind turbines: few success stories
‣ 20 % less emission compared to 1990 • Urban wind is definitely not ideal
‣ 20% better energy efficiency • Market of small wind turbines immature
‣ 20% energy from renewables (VAWT in particular)
• Mounting evidence effects of global ‣ Many are no good
warming ‣ Good small turbines competitive with solar
• Essentially carbon free electricity ‣ Room for technological improvement
production ‣ Prices will drop
• Public apprehension abt nuclear power
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Policy Conclusions
Policy How turbines work
Regulations Conclusions How turbines work
Regulations
• Wallonia: one-stop shop • Wind turbines can be expected to be
• Flanders: omzendbrief 2009 become competitive at lower wind
speeds
• Regions have adopted energy goals
• Reduction in PV subsidies • Urban applications are likely to become
feasible soon
• Regulatory framework moving in right
direction
• Acceptance issues (in particular noise)
need to be addressed
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