WindSurf- Smart energy for the 21st century
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Conventionally designed wind turbines only operate efficiently in steady, uninterrupted air. For this reason,
most sites are away from customers to take advantage of areas with constant clean wind. Our commercial
partner ( autarkE) reports that many customers want to site turbines close to light industrial operations.
However, they advise them not to, because conventional designs do not work efficiently with the swirling,
variable nature of wind at such sites. We present a radical re-design of vertical axis wind turbine, with key
technological improvements that will allow efficient operation in small-footprint, urban sites. Such sites have
the added advantage that they are close to consumers, minimising transmission losses.
WindSurf is a vertical axis, active pitching wind turbine. Our patented control technology uses servomotors to
continually alter blade pitch. This allows self-starting in windspeeds as low as 3m/s. We seek funding to build a
16.4kW prototype, certify our design and device, establish a production facility and launch it commercially.
| SWIFT TG ENERGY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED | LEAD_ORG |
| AUTARKE (UK) LIMITED | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| SWIFT TG ENERGY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
Subjects by relevance
- Wind energy
- Wind turbines
- Turbines
- Wind power stations
- Wind
Extracted key phrases
- Vertical axis wind turbine
- Active pitching wind turbine
- Constant clean wind
- Conventional design
- Smart energy
- 21st century
- Turbine close
- Urban site
- Light industrial operation
- Uninterrupted air
- Efficient operation
- Patented control technology
- Variable nature
- Customer
- Advantage