Designing an H-rotor type Wind Turbine for Operation on Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
This thesis focuses on designing the turbine, tower structure and generator for an H-rotor type wind turbine. The produced power will be used for heating of drilling equipment, stored in containers, on the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. A 23 kW wind turbine producing 5 kW on average has been des...
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ftuppsalauniv:oai:DiVA.org:uu-162805 2023-05-15T13:24:22+02:00 Designing an H-rotor type Wind Turbine for Operation on Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station Wahl, Mats 2007 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-162805 eng eng Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper UPTEC ES, 1650-8300 07030 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-162805 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Student thesis info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis text 2007 ftuppsalauniv 2023-02-23T21:43:15Z This thesis focuses on designing the turbine, tower structure and generator for an H-rotor type wind turbine. The produced power will be used for heating of drilling equipment, stored in containers, on the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. A 23 kW wind turbine producing 5 kW on average has been designed. Moreover, the design has been tested to be mounted on top of the container storing the drilling equipment. Climatological data have been processed to describe the wind regime in useful terms. A three bladed H-rotor has been dimensioned for the mean power demand using a Conformal Mapping and Double Multiple Streamtube model. The tower structure has been tested considering strength and eigenfrequencies with simulations based on Finite Element Method and analytical calculations. An outer rotor generator has been designed using a simulation code based on Finite Element Method. The site specific constraints due to the extreme climate in Antarctica are considered throughout the design process. Installing this wind turbine would be a first step towards higher penetration of renewable energy sources on the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Bachelor Thesis Amundsen-Scott Antarc* Antarctica South pole South pole Uppsala University: Publications (DiVA) Amundsen Scott South Pole Station ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) Amundsen-Scott ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station ENVELOPE(139.273,139.273,-89.998,-89.998) South Pole |
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This thesis focuses on designing the turbine, tower structure and generator for an H-rotor type wind turbine. The produced power will be used for heating of drilling equipment, stored in containers, on the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. A 23 kW wind turbine producing 5 kW on average has been designed. Moreover, the design has been tested to be mounted on top of the container storing the drilling equipment. Climatological data have been processed to describe the wind regime in useful terms. A three bladed H-rotor has been dimensioned for the mean power demand using a Conformal Mapping and Double Multiple Streamtube model. The tower structure has been tested considering strength and eigenfrequencies with simulations based on Finite Element Method and analytical calculations. An outer rotor generator has been designed using a simulation code based on Finite Element Method. The site specific constraints due to the extreme climate in Antarctica are considered throughout the design process. Installing this wind turbine would be a first step towards higher penetration of renewable energy sources on the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. |
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Wahl, Mats Designing an H-rotor type Wind Turbine for Operation on Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station |
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Wahl, Mats |
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Designing an H-rotor type Wind Turbine for Operation on Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station |
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Designing an H-rotor type Wind Turbine for Operation on Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station |
title_full |
Designing an H-rotor type Wind Turbine for Operation on Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station |
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Designing an H-rotor type Wind Turbine for Operation on Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station |
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Designing an H-rotor type Wind Turbine for Operation on Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station |
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designing an h-rotor type wind turbine for operation on amundsen-scott south pole station |
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Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper |
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2007 |
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http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-162805 |
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ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) ENVELOPE(139.273,139.273,-89.998,-89.998) |
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Amundsen Scott South Pole Station Amundsen-Scott Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station South Pole |
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Amundsen Scott South Pole Station Amundsen-Scott Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station South Pole |
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Amundsen-Scott Antarc* Antarctica South pole South pole |
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Amundsen-Scott Antarc* Antarctica South pole South pole |
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UPTEC ES, 1650-8300 07030 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-162805 |
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