Designing an H-rotor type Wind Turbine for Operation on Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station

• Main Author: Wahl, Mats
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper 2007
• Subjects: Amundsen Scott South Pole Station; Amundsen-Scott; Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station; South Pole; Antarc*; Antarctica; South pole
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-162805

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...