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REDI Facts:

Solar Energy – not just the suns rays captured by solar panels or photovoltaic (PV) system. Solar Energy is also responsible for generation of wind, another renewable energy source. The sun is the engine powering PV and wind turbine systems.
Avg Sun possible: Kansas City, MO 60% See NOAA Forecast
Avg Wind speeds: Kansas City, MO 10.66 (data collected over 30 years)
Potential rooftop space for PV installation in US: 6 to 10 billion sq meters (even after 35% to 80% eliminated due to shading and inappropriate orientation)
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Wind Turbine Facts

Name: Vertical Axis Twin Rotor Turbine Horizontal Rotation
Foundation: Concrete
16 feet square
42 inches deep
Turbine: Each 2.5 kW section (without pole in the middle) = 7500 lbs
Pole: Three 19-foot sections
1500 lbs
5kW = power to generate 80 60-watt light bulbs
Wind speed: 6 mph to make power
ALH does not store power, will use power generated
ALH base usage = 13 kW per hour (average over 24 hours)
Wind speed to reach 5 kW is 11 meters per second
Manufacturer: Alternative Energy Solutions (Formerly Aeronet)
Assembly Time: 3 days
Hoist: 1 day
Current Wind Speed at Location (per recorded anemometer)
Avg night – 5.25 mph
Avg day – 12 mph
Cut-Off Speed: Cut off at 20 meters per second
Wind speed: 6 mph to make power. Turns at 6-7 mph (2.24 meters per second). When up to 10 mph more energy produced. 15-20 significant energy produces (about 6 meters per second). Annual avg wind of 8 mps, (20 stories up in Chicago or San Francisco are about 8 mps). Western Kansas gets significant winds of 8 mps.
Max turbine speed: = 25 mph wind speed, maximum to 39 mph until it furls.
Max power will serve ALH with 1/3 of daily power use
Why this turbine style vs. typical horizontal blades?
Minimizes bird kill because birds can see it. Minimizes ice throw due to slow turn speed. No noise. On a typical 3-blade horizontal turbine, the tips of the blades are going faster than the middle, thus creating sound. This turbine spins at the same rate of speed as the wind, thus producing no noise.
A.L. Huber REDI-NOW Renewable Energy Demonstration Initiative

REDI-NOW Vertical-Axis Twin Rotor Turbine

WindJet Installation Videos

Click the links below to watch youtube videos of the "WindJet Installation"

Wind Turbine Installed in Overland Park Kansas at A.L. Huber General Contractor
A.L. Huber wind turbine in Overland Park Kansas turns for the first time


Core Technology

The performance of AeroNet's turbine is optimized in the multi-space formed by the rotor inlet angle, the blade solidity and the diameter height ratio with the guide vane angle. The "Inlet Guide Vane (IGV)" plays an essential role of minimizing the effect of negative torque generation and accelerating the incoming jet into the rotor blade. The "Top Guide Vane (TGV)" recovers the energy by collecting air streamlines into the rotor blade again, which otherwise would simply pass by. The chart shows how rotor efficiency is increased up to 54% with IGV and TGV.


Optimal Design of Inlet and Top Guide Vanes Guide Vanes Effect
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Product Descriptions

Product Descriptions

Key Components

Turbine

  • Innovative design to achieve high turbine efficiency
  • Simplified mechanical structure to improve efficiency and enhance stability
  • Slow rotor speed for low noise, increase of turbine life and no avian problems
  • Simple maintenance and ease of repair

PMSG

  • Low start up speed due to low cogging and resistive torque design
  • High quality standard components to sustain all types of extreme environments
  • Maximum efficiency greater than 92%
  • Excellent heat dissipation due to use of aluminum alloy outer frame
  • Low mechanical resistance energy loss

Inverter

  • Able to respond to quick input voltage change and fast output power response
  • Aggressive MPPT algorithm
  • Wind turbine specific grid - connection controlling algorithm
  • Current controlled PWM inverter technology
  • Maximum efficiency greater than 94%
  • Provides both LCD and LED displays for monitoring various parameters
  • Compact and light design
  • Wide input voltage range
  • Complies with standards of UL1741

Renewable Energy for Urban & Rural Applications

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Environment-Friendly

  • Very quiet (below 50 dBA)
  • No bird or bat killings
  • No ice throwing
  • Small visual profile

Better Economics

  • Slow rotor speed yielding longer turbine life
  • High efficiency results in greater energy output

Technical Specifications

Model AN-TR 1 AN-TR 2 AN-TR 5 AN-TR 10
Rated Capacity 1 kW 3 kW 5 kW 10 kW
Rotor Diameter 1 m 2.36 m 3.04 m 4.5 m
Swept Area 2.64 M2 8.97 m2 14.9 m2 32.4 m2
Type Vertical-axis Twin-rotor turbine (Horizontally Rotating)
Direction of Rotation Counterclockwise looking upwind
Blades 6 (Aluminum Alloy)
Rated Speed 128 rpm 54 rpm 42 rpm 28 rpm
Rated Tip Speed Ratio 0.61 0.60 0.60 0.59
Altermator Permanent Magnetic Synchronous Generator
Yaw Control Tail Wing
Grid Feeding 120/240 VAC Split 1 Ph, 60Hz
120/208 VAC 3 Ph Compatible		 320~440 VAC
3 Ph
Braking System Electronic Brake with Dump Load
Cut-in Wind Speed 3 m/s (6.7 mph)
Rated Wind Speed 11 m/s (24.6 mph)
User Monitoring RS485 / RS232 (Optional : Wireless 2-Way interface)
Survival Wind Speed 50 m/s (111.9 mph)
Weight 600 kg 1,700 kg 2,800 kg 5,500 kg
Warranty 5 years limited warranty

Specifications