WIND ENERGY

AND KITES
Mihir Prajapati (15117053)
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Since wind power does not get depleted

when used, it is one of the various renewable
energy resources.
Also knows as clean energy, which is one of
the fastest growing industries
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 There was a huge decrease in renewable energy generation in UK, despite of the
increase of power generation capicity by 13.5% in 2016
Reason: 2016 had less rain and wind than in 2015
So, drawing energy from such highly variable energy source has its drawback
 This forces us to not over rely on
renewable energy resources
And continue to use baseload
power stations which typically our
fossil fuel power
But what if
But what if we could
find consistent
sources of renwable
energy that were
less variable
What if
we could build a giant
solar farm in our deserts
And
Transport the energy
around the world without
the worry of loosing
energy through
resistance in cable
OR IF
we could place some form wind energy generation high into
the atmosphere where winds are consistent blow much faster
 There exists the The exact thing
Boundary layer occurs on the
of fluid near the surface of the
surface of the planet
body
So as we go
Which flows higher, wind
slowly due to speed
friction increases
 Wind turbines are typically placed on mountains to take advantage
of the higher wind speed
But, that obviously has its limit
So, how can we reach higher and harvest that valuable wind energy?
 Problem of reaching higher
has been solved by using
kites
How it works
2 kites tathered to a spool
Kite rises -> spool unwinds
-> generator is charged
 Problem of reaching higher
has been solved by using
kites
How it works
2 kites tathered to a spool
Kite rises -> spool unwinds
-> generator is charged
 Two kites are used
Allows one kite to rise as
other one is lowering
Small energy of rising
kite is used to rewind the
spool of descending kite
 The KPS of 500 kW capacity has been developed in Scottland
Uses two 60 meter wide kites
 The KPS of 500 kW capacity has been developed in
Scottland
Uses two 60 meter wide kites
Equivalent capacity wind turbine uses blades forming
circle of 54 diameter.
These turbines are costly, made from steels and
composites
Wind turbines cant work at high wind speed, might
cause damage in blages
The KPS however can operate in hurricance-force winds
 The wind turbines need to
be strong enough to resist
the bending and rotational
motion of wind
Which requires substantial
foundation on base
The KPS base should be
heavy enough to just
prevent lifting itselfoff the
ground
This makes system
significantly cheaper
 The wind turbines need to
be strong enough to resist
the bending and rotational
motion of wind
Which requires substantial
foundation on base
The KPS base should be
heavy enough to just
prevent lifting itselfoff the
ground
This makes system
significantly cheaper
Wind Turbine System
170 USD per kW hour, 2017
95 USD per kW hour, 2030
The Kite Power system
62.5 USD per kW hour, 2020
50.0 USD per kW hour, 2030
 The KPS has 10% chance of
being magic solution to the
energy crisis

-Bill Gates
THANKS!
Any questions?