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A Highly Efficient Wind and Water Turbines With Wind-Lens Technology &
A Highly Efficient Wind and Water Turbines With Wind-Lens Technology &
Contents
PV3
Nozzle
Wind
A structure which
shrouds a wind turbine
Diffuser
Typical configurations of
hollow-structure models
nozzle
Diffuser
Nozzle
Brim
WindLens
Brim
Diffuser shroud
300
250
200
four times
increase
150
100
50
Conventional (bare)
wind turbine
0
0
4
6
Wind Speed [m/s]
10
Aerodynamic noise
Tip Vortex
Tip vortex
Longitudinal vortex
Generate noise and
drag
Z=48mm
Z=128mm
Z=208mm
Diffuser Shroud
Tip Vortex
Induced Vortex
Interference
dB
Blue at rest
Red in operation
Test site in
Momochihama park
in Fukuoka
..
TIME
2006.11.20
Part 2B:
Power
coefficient
1.0
C0
0.8
C
C
C
W.T. only
Cw
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
2.1
2.3
2.8 times
2.6
Cwmax
0.8
0.6
C0
0.4
W.T. only
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
Lt/D
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.5
r/D
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0
0.5
1.5
3,500
3,000
2,500
2.5 times
Increase &
Very quiet
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
Conventional
Wind Turbine
0
0.0
Windlens turbine
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
m/s
Brim
Vortex
shedding
Low
pressure
region
Brimmed diffuser
surrounding rotors
Movie
Wind speed
increases
22
Without mesh
Mesh
Mesh in front
Mesh in back
Conclusion of Part 1
Windlens
turbines
Fukuoka city
faces the sea
in the north
has a long
seashore
which is
suitable for
wind energy
utilization
Hakata bay
Fukuoka city
Windlens
turbines
Windlens
turbines
W Windlens turbines
on the seashore
Momochi-hama park
2009.12.7
Power [kWh/year]
3600kWh/year
for a standard
family home
16,825
13,323
9,530
5,955
3,133
393
2.0
1,325
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
Solar panel1.1kW
Installation
site
5kW
Windlens
turbine
Rotor dia.
of 2.5m
Movie
Demerit:
Large wind load
Lens cost
W
100kW1
Power Curve
Estimated
for 100KW
Power
curve Windlens Turbine
140.00
()
100.00
()
80.00
60.00
40.00
20.00
0.00
5
10
[m/s]
15
20
(kWh)
(kWh)
Power
Annual
TotalPower
production
output
Power Output
[lW] (kW)
120.00
Annual wind
speed (m/s)
Annual Average
Wind
Speed (m/s)
Multi-purpose
Wind
Solar
Integrated Offshore
Renewable Energy Farm
Wave
2.5 times
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
Cp-bare turbine
4.0
5.0
Rivers : Mini-Hydro
CG model
A floating structure
for future ~MW type
Movie
Wind-lens turbine
High power output: 2-3 times
larger than conventional turbines
Quiet
Bird strike free
Increased tolerance against
lightning strikes
Environment friendly design
Site
Solar panels
marine farm
Electricity is provided to
the marine farm.
Automatic feeder (selffeeder)
New corf (up and down)
Summary
The WindLens has a compact diffuser shroud with a broadring rim at the exit periphery, generating vortices and low
pressure.
This system has demonstrated power augmentation by a
factor of about 2 to 3, due to focusing the wind energy.