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PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF THE CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY WIND TURBINE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF WIND AVAILABILITY

Wo, Chung
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1383338732

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2014, Master of Sciences (Engineering), Case Western Reserve University, EMC - Mechanical Engineering.
To better understand the behavior of wind turbines placed in an urban environment, a study was performed to characterize the wind availability and performance of a 100-kilowatt Northern Power Systems wind turbine installed at Case Western Reserve University. It was found that the annual average wind speed was 4.0m/s, generating net energy of 67MWh at a rate of 8.0kW. It was also found that the winds rarely reach the required 15m/s for the turbine to output at its rated capacity. The winds that do reach 15m/s or faster exist only in short gusts, prevalently during the Winter 2011 and Spring 2012 months. Additionally, in studying the turbine performance, it was found that the turbine has a maximum efficiency of 65-70% relative to the Betz Limit, at a wind speed of approximately 6.75m/s.
Iwan Alexander (Advisor)
Jaikrishnan Kadambi (Committee Chair)
Paul Barnhart (Committee Member)
75 p.
Aerospace Engineering; Energy; Engineering; Mechanical Engineering
Wind turbine; Wind turbine performance; Wind characterization; Wind turbine efficiency; Wind energy; Urban wind turbine; Urban wind power; Wind turbine economics; Wind power feasibility; Urban environment wind; Case Western Reserve University Wind

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  • Wo, C. (2014). PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF THE CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY WIND TURBINE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF WIND AVAILABILITY [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1383338732

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wo, Chung. PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF THE CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY WIND TURBINE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF WIND AVAILABILITY . 2014. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1383338732.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wo, Chung. "PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF THE CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY WIND TURBINE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF WIND AVAILABILITY ." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1383338732

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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