AIR-BORNE WIND TURBINE TECHNOLOGY

SEMINAR REPORT

Submitted to North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon in Partial Fulfillment of the

Requirements for the Degree of BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING in
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.

By
MOHIT RAVISHANKAR PATLE
(Examination Number- )

Guide
Prof. U. N SHETE

DEPARTMENT OF
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, JALGAON 425002
MAR2015-16

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 GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, JALGAON 425002
(An Autonomous Institute of Government of Maharrashtra)
Department Of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the seminar report entitled, “AIR-BORNE WIND TURBINE
TECHNOLOGY”, which is being submitted herewith for the award of B.E., is the result of the
work completed by MOHIT RAVISHANKAR PATLE under my supervision and guidance
within the four walls of the institute and the same has not been submitted elsewhere for the
award of any degree.

Place:
Date:

Prof. U. N Shete Prof.U. N.Shete

(Guide) (Head of Mechanical Department)

Prof. Dr. R. P. Borkar Examiner

Principal

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 DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the seminar report entitled, “AIR-BORNE WIND TURBINE
TECHNOLOGY” was carried out and written by me under the guidance of Prof. U. N. Shete,
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Govt. College of Engineering, and
Jalgaon. This work has not been previously formed the basis for the award of any degree or
diploma or certificate nor has been submitted elsewhere for the award of any degree or diploma.

Place: Jalgaon MOHIT RAVISHANKAR PATLE

Date:

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Success is never achieved single handed. Apart from our humble effort, this project is
outcome of the help, co-operation and guidance from various corners. I would like to add few
heartfelt words for the peoples who were part of this project in numerous ways and the people
who gave unending support right from initial stage.

It gives me great pleasure in presenting the report of our seminar. I take this great
opportunity to express my deep sense of gratitude to my guide Prof. U. N. Shete, associate
professor in Mechanical engineering Department, Government College of Engineering, and
Jalgaon for his valuable guidance and inspiration.

I propose my sincere thanks from bottom my heart to our Head of department Prof. U. N.
Shete. I also thank to our college principal Dr. R. P. Borkar, for his word of encouragement.

Finally I take opportunity to convey the sincere thanks to all staff members and my
friends those who contributed to let me bring out my seminar report as it appears.

With deep reverences!

MOHIT RAVISHANKAR PATLE

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 Abstract

An airborne wind turbine is a design concept for a wind turbine with a rotor supported in
the air without a tower thus benefiting from more mechanical and aerodynamic options, the
higher velocity and persistence of wind at high altitudes, while avoiding the expense of tower
construction or the need for slip rings or yaw mechanism. An electrical generator may be on the
ground or airborne. Challenges include safely suspending and maintaining turbines hundreds of
meters off the ground in high winds and storms, transferring the harvested and/or generated
power back to earth, and interference with aviation. Unlike conventional wind power which uses
tall wind turbines affixed to the ground or far out at sea, airborne wind energy uses free floating
devices such as balloons, kites and tethered wings suspended high up in the air. Airborne wind
energy uses many well established technologies currently being used in conventional ground
based wind energy turbines, such as using the same types of generators, gearboxes, and grid-tied
power converters. What makes airborne wind turbines different from their land or ocean based
cousins is the way in which they extract the energy from the wind. Instead of a large steel tower
structure, a tether cable anchors the system to the ground and instead of long rotating turbine
blades; specially designed aerofoil kites and wings sweep a path across the sky to extract the
winds energy.

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 List of figures

Figure no. Nomenclature Page no.

1.1 Technology spread across major categories

1.2 MARS
1.3 ABWT MARS Whole system
1.4 Straight belt
1.5 Block & tackle
1.6 Power v/s speed curve
1.7 Power density v/s altitude
18 Mine site
1.9 Oil rig
1.10 Wind farm

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