Wind Spires as an Alternative Energy SourceCX(s) Applied: B5.1Date: 07/12/2010Location(s): Cleveland, OhioOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
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July 12, 2010
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CX(s) Applied: B5.1
Date: 07/12/2010
Location(s): Cleveland, Ohio
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
This project is a continuation from the previous year's project to include year 2 of the project tasks. The primary goal of this project is to construct a wind tower system with the performance and efficiency enhancements of the previous year's results & lessons learned. The tower will consist of a wind deflector for amplifying the wind speed, four identical horizontal-axis wind turbines with bladed diameter of six to seven feet, and a passive turret. The tower will be equipped with voltage, current, and electric power metering devices in order to continuously monitor the level of power generation of each turbine. The system will further include a power consuming device such as a water heater or lighting system for consuming the electric power generated by the tower.