Placement of Small Vertical Axis Wind Turbine to Maximize Power Generation Influenced by Architectural and Geographic Interfaces in Urban Areas

Title of Document: PLACEMENT OF SMALL VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE TO MAXIMIZE POWER GENERATION INFLUENCED BY ARCHITECTURAL AND GEOGRAPHIC INTERFACES IN URBAN AREAS Jason Burtnick, Ralph Fairbanks, Francis Gross, Edward Lin, Bethany McCrone, John Osmond Directed by: Mr. Bryan Quinn Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute for Research in Electronics & Applied Physics Current methods for large-scale wind collection are unviable in urban areas. In order to investigate the feasibility of generating power from winds in these environments, we sought to optimize placements of small vertical-axis wind turbines in areas of artificiallygenerated winds. We explored both vehicular transportation and architecture as sources of artificial wind, using a combination of anemometer arrays, global positioning system (GPS), and weather report data. We determined that transportation-generated winds were not significant enough for turbine implementation. In addition, safety and administrative concerns restricted the implementation of said wind turbines along roadways for transportation-generated wind collection. Wind measurements from our architecture collection were applied in models that can help predict other similar areas with artificial wind, as well as the optimal placement of a wind turbine in those areas. PLACEMENT OF SMALL VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE TO MAXIMIZE POWER GENERATION DUE TO ARCHITECTURAL AND GEOGRAPHIC INTERFACES IN URBAN AREAS

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