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Open Source Wind Turbine

Open Source Wind Turbine. Henry Louie, PhD Chapter Chairs Meeting PES General Meeting 27 July 2010 Minneapolis, MN. Open Source Wind Turbine. Objective: develop a low-cost wind turbine design that can constructed in developing communities. Building Relationships, Working Together.

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Open Source Wind Turbine

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  1. Open Source Wind Turbine Henry Louie, PhD Chapter Chairs Meeting PES General Meeting 27 July 2010 Minneapolis, MN

  2. Open Source Wind Turbine Objective: develop a low-cost wind turbine design that can constructed in developing communities

  3. Building Relationships, Working Together

  4. Not Reinventing the Wheel • Homemade wind turbine construction designs exist • Homebrew Wind Power • Dan Bartman, Dan Fink • www.otherpower.com • A Wind Turbine Recipe Book • Hugh Pigot • http://www.scoraigwind.com/

  5. Our Contribution • Modify/Adopt existing designs for rural communities • Document, Document, Document • Test, Test, Test • Deploy

  6. Organization Mechanical Electrical Structural Documentation

  7. Wind Turbine Parts source: www.otherpower.com

  8. Parts: Stator source: www.otherpower.com

  9. Parts: Magnet Rotor source: www.otherpower.com

  10. Parts: Frame & Tail source: www.otherpower.com

  11. Parts: Frame & Tail source: www.otherpower.com

  12. Parts: Tail source: www.otherpower.com

  13. Parts: Blades source: www.otherpower.com

  14. Parts: Tower source: www.otherpower.com

  15. Our Team • Henry Louie (lead electrical) • Carmen Cejudo (lead mechanical)

  16. Our Team • Mechanical Engineers • Electrical Engineers • Civil Engineers • Welders • Machinists • Aerodynamicists • Students • Researchers • Utility workers • Retired engineers • Training specialists • Wind industry Professionals

  17. Next Steps • Complete Prototype: September • Design Iterations: Fall • Local Field Test: Fall-Winter • Test Deployment: Summer 2011

  18. Questions?

  19. Henry Louie, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 901 12th Avenue, Bannan 219 P.O. Box 222000 Seattle, WA 98122-1090 www.seattleu.edu Tel: (206) 398-4619 Fax: (206) 296-5962 louieh@seattleu.edu COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

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