Comparison of the Yearly Power Generation of a Pumping Cycle Kite Power System and a Traditional Wind Turbine in Aberdeen Scotland UK
Conference paper
Ye, Z., Chaer, I., Hartungi, R., Lawner, H. and Ross, M. (2020). Comparison of the Yearly Power Generation of a Pumping Cycle Kite Power System and a Traditional Wind Turbine in Aberdeen Scotland UK. 13th International Conference on Thermal Engineering, Theory and Applications. Baku 12 - 14 Jun 2020
Authors | Ye, Z., Chaer, I., Hartungi, R., Lawner, H. and Ross, M. |
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Type | Conference paper |
Abstract | In the UK, the Climate Change Act (2008) set a target for reduction of 80% of carbon emissions by 2050. Total power generation in the UK from renewable resources was 110 TWh in 2018. Of this, 56.9 TWh was wind-generated. The UK is located in a windy area and is one of the top locations in the world for wind power, often considered to be the best in Europe. Scotland is the most suitable location for the implementation of Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) systems in the UK. Over the last three decades, the number of wind farms has increased greatly. Wind turbines extract wind energy from 100 m above the ground. AWE systems enable the extraction of more energy from wind at elevated altitudes beyond 150 m. A pumping cycle kite power (shorted as kite) system is the most popular AWE. In this work, the annual power production of a kite system and a turbine system with a 30 kW generator were analysed by applying the annual wind profile in Aberdeen to the performance models of these two systems. The annual power production of the kite system was found to be two times higher than the turbine system. |
Year | 2020 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Publication dates | |
Online | 12 Jun 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 11 Feb 2020 |
Deposited | 09 Mar 2020 |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/89446
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