U.S. Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition 2016 Rules and Requirements

Rules and requirements for the 2016 Collegiate Wind Competition.

Collegiate Wind Competition

September 3, 2015
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The competition challenges interdisciplinary teams of undergraduate students from a variety of academic programs to offer unique solutions to complex wind-energy-related problems. To fulfill the requirements, each team must perform the following multifaceted tasks:

  • Develop and deliver a market-research-supported business plan that shapes the design and development of the team’s turbine and load into a marketable wind power system.
  • Prepare a deployment strategy by identifying a project site for the team’s power system and developing a plan based on siting constraints and expected challenges.
  • Design, build, and present a unique, wind-driven power system based on market research and test the wind turbine and corresponding load in an on-site wind tunnel.

The Collegiate Wind Competition 2016 focused on the design and construction of a wind-driven power system that can supply electricity to nongrid-connected device(s). Specifically, competition participants created:

  • A mechanical, electrical, and aerodynamic turbine design that is safe, reliable and effective.
  • A load system that represents a real-world need, can match the power being generated, and visually indicates the power being generated.

The competition does not prescribe a power system market or wind regime.

COLLEGIATE WIND COMPETITION 2016