Report from the Small Wind Research

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Report from the Small Wind Research
Demonstration FacilityBeech Mountain, NCBrent
Summerville

• 4th Annual Small Wind Power Conference
• June 17-18, 2008
• Stevens Point, WI

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Beech Mountain, NC
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SWI Research Demonstration SiteBeech Mountain,
NC

• Research
• Acoustics
• Performance
• Avian Impacts

• Demonstration
• Students
• Public
• Always open

• Workshops
• Introductory
• Advanced training
• Bring in Experts
• Installations

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Beech Mountain Turbines Current
SWWP Air Breeze 45
SWWP AirX 45
SWWP Whisper 100 80
SWWP Skystream 70
SWWP Skystream 34
Jacobs 31-20 120
ARE 110 105
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DosSkystreams

• 35 monopole
• Setup as a battery charger
• Backfeeding a 48V Grid-tie Outback Inverter
• 70 Tilt-up
• Batteryless Grid-tie
• With 70 met tower

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Skystreams Performance comparison
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Skystreams Performance comparison
10-min avg data
Turbulence Intensity
TI std dev Vavg
Wind shear
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Skystreams Performance comparison
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Skystreams Performance comparison
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Skystreams The latest update is a welcome change
Jan 07
Jan 08
July 06
New 2.0 software New Xbee radios
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Skystreams May update
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Skystreams May update
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ARE110 Workshop
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ARE110 Workshop
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ARE110 Workshop
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ARE110 Workshop
Waiting on wind..
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ARE110 Sound Study
How does the sound of the ARE110 compare with the
ambient sound level?
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Air Breeze Sound Study
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Next Turbines?
Earth Turbine ?
8-foot Hugh Piggott Axial Flux?
Mariah Power Windspire?
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Brent Summerville 828-262-7333 wind_at_appstate.edu w
ind.appstate.edu
Questions?