WIND TURBINE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

Project Number: LDA 1004 wind TURBINE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION Major Qualifying Project Report: Submitted to Faculty of WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science By Date: March 5, 2010 Approved: Professor Leonard D. Albano, Advisor i Abstract This project examined the DESIGN of a land based wind TURBINE considering various alternatives including soil and foundation type, TURBINE size and type, tower DESIGN , type of site, and wind speeds. In addition, a cost analysis of the chosen wind TURBINE DESIGN was completed. An integrated DESIGN sheet was produced for the development of a wind TURBINE . Once the prim ary factors in the DESIGN of a land based TURBINE were determined, the implications for an offshore TURBINE were investigated. Based on research and the cost and structural analyses, conclusions and recommendations for appropriate designs were established. ii Authorship All members of the project group, Bethany Kuhn, Julie Marquis and Hilary Rotatori, made an equal contribution to the major qualifying project.

addition, a life‐cycle cost analysis was conducted, including an estimation of the “payback” time for the construction of the turbine. Constructability The constructability of the project addressed the feasibility of the design and construction of the turbine.

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