NDLI: Overview of high altitude wind energy harvesting system

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Author	Adhikari, J. Panda, S.K.
Copyright Year	2013
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore (Adhikari, J.; Panda, S.K.)
Abstract	High Altitude Wind Power (HAWP) can supply clean energy at low cost and high capacity factor than Conventional Wind Power (CWP) system. The concept of harvesting high altitude wind power using air-borne wind turbine-cum electric generator supported by light gas filled blimp/aerostat has been proposed in the paper. An air-borne wind turbine at high altitude extracts kinetic energy from high speed streamlined wind using buoyancy provided by the blimp. Using a suitable power electronic converter (PEC), harvested electrical power is transmitted to the ground by using a tether. Blimp is tethered to the ground and provides mechanical strength to hold the blimp and the same tether consisting of electrical conductors is used for transmitting the generated electrical power. The paper outlines major components used for harvesting high altitude wind power. Transmission of the electrical power at medium voltage DC reduces the transmission loss and volume of the conducting cable. The optimal transmission voltage level that gives minimum weight of the tether has been calculated for a given power level. The proposed HAWP system requires high power density PEC, which converts low voltage AC to medium voltage DC in an airborne unit and a ground based PEC that transforms medium voltage DC to distribution level grid voltage. An air-borne PEC converter consists of a rectifier and an isolated DC-DC converter that supports the unidirectional power flow. Further, the paper also proposes the ground based grid-side PEC for distributed grid interface. In addition, comparative study between conventional wind energy harvesting system and high altitude wind energy harvesting system shows that high altitude wind power is better in terms of capacity factor, Cost of Electricity (COE), ease of construction, and power density than conventional wind power generating system.
Sponsorship	Hong Kong Sect. IE/PE/IA/PEL Joint Chapt.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	8
File Size	1056630
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781479932764
e-ISBN	9781479934911
DOI	10.1109/PESA.2013.6828249
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-12-11
Publisher Place	China
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Wind power generation Wind turbines Wind speed Rotors Generators Conductors Bridge circuits Renewable energy High Altitude Wind Power (HAWP) Conventional Wind Power (CWP) Air Borne Electric Generator Power Electronics Converters Tether DC transmission Wind Energy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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