Cs290-2008-fall

CS290 - Wind Electrical System Lab

Introduction

In this lab you will research and design a wind electrical system for a particular location. The dynamic model you design and build will support the adjustment of the relevant parameters. The write-up will fully describe your system's design, the data and equations, and your model.

Details

General

• Use the field bounded by Abington Pike and Test Road towards the South end of Earlham's campus. The coordinates of the center of the field are approximately N39.811854° W-84.914100°
• The College owns the land, the cost of the lost leasing revenue is negligible.

Wind

Generators

Grid-Tie

• Assume that the grid-tie is made at the corner of Abington Pike and Test Road, unless after your research you have a better suggestion.

Installation

• Assume that the labor to install the system will be 25% of the cost of the materials, unless after your research you have a better suggestion.

Maintenance

• Assume that the annual maintenance for the system will be 5% of the cost of the materials, unless after your research you have a better suggestion.

First Pass, Due Wednesday December 10th at 12p EST

Turn-in a back-of-the-napkin calculation showing annualized values for:

• How much electrical power could be produced with wind generators using the space available.
• How much electrical power the College currently consumes.

Second Pass, Due Friday December 12th

Write-up and model which fully describes a wind electrical system for the location at hand. Required elements of the write-up include:

• Analysis of the problem
• Model design
• Model solution and data
• Results and conclusions

See Shiflet, Module 1.2, for a detailed list of what should be covered under each of these headings.

Required elements of the model include:

• Wind energy input
• Electrical energy output in Watts (gross, from generators)
• Electrical energy output in Watts and currency (net, from grid-tie)
• Electrical energy consumed by the College in Watts and currency
• Startup costs (e.g. materials and labor)
• On-going costs (e.g. maintenance)

Use annualized values for all your calculations.

Neatness and organization count, heavily. Copyedit your work closely. Think about any opportunities you might have for using a well thought-out images, diagrams and/or visualizations to convey information. You can produce the write-up using a word processor, LaTeX, or a wiki page. All values must be appropriately sourced.