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Wind Power From Kites
Professor David J. OlingerMechanical Engineering Dept.WPI
WPI's Fifth US-Africa Business Conference
WPI KITE POWER TEAM
Professor David J. Olinger
Dr. Jitendra Goela, Rohm and Haas Company, Woburn MA
Gabe Baldwin, Mike Blouin, Peter Bertoli, Ryan Buckley, Chris Colschen, Mike DeCuir, Max Hurgin, Ben Isabella, Taylor LaLonde, Erik Lovejoy, Josh Rodden, Mike Sangermano, Nick Simone, Nick Urko
2006-2008
Motivation & Goals Increased access to electricity, water, power in
developing nations must be provided in a sustainable way using renewable energy sources, such as wind power
Develop a new renewable energy technology: Wind Power from Kites
Build prototype capable of generating ~1KW
Wind Power from Kites Prototype
Converts up-and-down motion of kiteinto electricity that is stored in batteries
Animation - System Operation
Wind is from Left to Right
Olinger, D.J. & Goela, J.S. , “Performance Characteristics of a one-kilowatt scale kite power system, ASME Paper ES2008-54032, Energy Sustainability 2008, Jacksonville, FL August 2008.
Advantages of Kite Power for Developing Nations
Potentially cheaper than a wind turbine More economical in low wind speed
regions Higher wind speeds at higher altitudes Kites can fly “faster than the wind” –
apparent velocity effect
More aesthetically pleasing &environmentally friendly than wind turbines
Advantages for Developing Nations
Field Testing
WPI KITE POWER TEAM STUDENTS
Heifer International’s Overlook Farm – Rutland, MASeabrook, NH beaches
Wiki – WPI Kite Power Team
http://www2.me.wpi.edu/wpi-kitesLink in agenda on conference website
Other kite power researchers:WindLift, LLC http://windlift.wordpress.com/about/Makani Power, Inc. www.makanipower.com Jet stream winds
Conclusions Wind Power from Kites is a potential renewable
energy technology
WPI Kite Power Team has constructed a working kite power prototype
Many successes! Still work to do!
Feedback :Potential use in AfricaEducational/business linkages