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Engineering Technology Division. Power Plant Construction and QA/QC Section 8.3 – Wind Energy Technology. Section 8.3 – Wind Energy Technology. Overview. Wind Energy is Most Cost Effective Greatest New Capacity – next few decades Wind Speeds Varies at Different Levels Affect on Vegetation - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Power Plant Construction and QA/QC
Section 8.3 – Wind Energy Technology
Engineering Technology Engineering Technology DivisionDivision
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Section 8.3 – Wind Energy Technology
Overview
• Wind Energy is Most Cost Effective
• Greatest New Capacity – next few decades
• Wind Speeds Varies at Different Levels
• Affect on Vegetation
• Anemometer for Exact Determination
• Cost Declined 90% Since 1981
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Section 8.3 – Wind Energy Technology
Wind Power for Construction
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Section 8.3 – Wind Energy Technology
Wind Power
• Largest 50 kW to 700 kW – 25 to 350 homes
• Arranged to Maximize Wind Usage
• Two Different Arrangement
• Utility Grid – 50 kW to 700 kW
• Off Grid – 50 W to 50 kW
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Section 8.3 – Wind Energy Technology
Wind Power – Utility Grid
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Section 8.3 – Wind Energy Technology
Wind Power – Off Grid
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Section 8.3 – Wind Energy Technology
Wind Turbine Blades
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Section 8.3 – Wind Energy Technology
Wind Turbine Generator
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Section 8.3 – Wind Energy Technology
Wind Turbine Internals
Gear Box
Generator
Yaw
Pitch
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Section 8.3 – Wind Energy Technology
Wind Turbine Towers
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Section 8.3 – Wind Energy Technology
Wind Turbine Future
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Questions?
Section 8.3 – Wind Energy Technology