Self-Sustaining Street Light Project Statement
Reid Berdanier Laura Graham Karen Hernandez Chris Horvath Chuck Raye
Sizing Calculations
•Design a fully integrated self-sustaining street light that utilizes renewable energies, wind power and Photovoltaic energy, to power a LED light •Develop an energy storage system •Analyze rotor designs appropriate for Syracuse wind speeds
Design Constraints Pole Height (ft) Wind Swept area (m2) Illumination Hours Avg Wind Speed (m/s)
25 0.545 5 4.5
Calculated Values LED Power (W)
56
Necessary Power (Wh) Solar Power (W) Solar Power (Wh)
280 65 312
Wind Power (W) Wind Power (Wh)
7 168
Cut-in Wind Speed (m/s) 2.5 5.2 Solar Area (ft2) Rotor Cp (w/ 0.42 Amplification Effect)
•Perform stress analysis for assembly •Manufacture working prototype
Environmental and Economic Benefits
Project Design
•Freedom from costly infrastructure •Efficient LED lighting •Utilization of free Renewable Energy resources •Zero greenhouse gas emissions
P = CP 12 ρV 3hd ⇒ P ∝ V 3 [1]
ρ1
A1
A2
V1
ρ2 V2
Wind Data Analysis
Energy Storage
3 Data Collection Locations
Center of Excellence (CoE):
CFD Analysis
Solar Array
Turbine
7/21/2006 – 10/5/2009 Skytop: 11/13/2009 – 12/15/2009 Standart Lot: 11/13/2009 – 12/15/2009
Converging Housing
AC Alternator LED Lights Photocell Power From Turbine/ Solar
Acknowledgements Dr. Thong Dang Prof. Michael Pelken Prof. Frederick Carranti Dr. Basman Elhadidi Dr. Alan Levy
Inverter Power to Lights
Nhan Phan Dave Shragger Ryan Dygert Seth King Premkumar Siddharth
References
Windmax
[1] Pelken, M. and T. Dang. “Wind Powered Device.” U.S. Patent Pending: Pub. No. US 2009/0244890 A1.
Solar/Wind Charge Controller
[2] Phan, N. “Simulation for the Flow around Cross Flow Turbine.”
Battery Bank
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