F.E. Warren AFB Wind Farm - SAME Omaha Post

57 Pages·2007·1.71 MB·English

F.E. Warren AFB Wind Farm
The First Air Force Wind Farm in the Continental US
Dr. F. Robert McGregor, P.E., Senior Associate
AMEC
Kenneth Davis, P.E., Chief of Design
90CES/CECE, Warren AFB
Ernesto J. Perez, Contracting Officer Representative
AFCEE
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Project Summary
• Capacity: 1.32 MW (two 660 kW
turbines)
(cid:129) Capital: 2.52 M (Energy Conservation
Investment Program (ECIP) Funds
(cid:129) O & M: $25,000/yr
(cid:129) Payback: 12 Years
(cid:129) Complies with Executive Order 12902
to use “renewable energy technologies”
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Keys to Success
(cid:137) Have a Vision
(cid:137) Know your Values and Limitations
(cid:129) Energy Independence
(cid:129) Value of Power
(cid:129) Base Security
(cid:129) Site Limitations
(cid:129) Economics
(cid:129) Green Energy
(cid:137) Celebrate Success
(cid:129) Photo Tour
(cid:137) Know your Resource
(cid:129) Getting Started
(cid:129) Detailed Studies
(cid:137) Have a Good Team
(cid:129) Base
(cid:129) Outside Specialists
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Know Your Resource
Getting Started
(cid:137)
(cid:129) National Renewable Energy
Laboratory Maps
(cid:129) Wind Classifications
- 4 to 5 (Good)
- 5+ (Excellent)
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Know Your Resource
Detailed Studies
(cid:137)
(cid:129) Amount of Power in the Wind
(cid:129) Wind Data Presentation and Analysis
(cid:129) Turbine Performance and Energy Production Estimates
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P = ½ x D x V 3
a w
Where:
P = Power in Watts/m2
D = Air Density in Kilograms/m3
a
V = Wind Velocity in m/s
The Power in the Wind: Cube of Wind Speed
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Wind Shear: Wind Speed vs. Height above Ground Level
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Warren AFB #2 Wind Data
70
60
)
s
50
/
m
(

d40
e
e
p
30
S

d
n
20
i
W
10
0
4-Jan-02 14-Jan-02 24-Jan-02 3-Feb-02 13-Feb-02 23-Feb-02 5-Mar-02 15-Mar-02
Date
Wind Speed vs. Time
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ECHO 01 WIND SPEED DISTRIBUTION
(WEIBULL CURVE) - APRIL 01
0.25
0.2
y
t
i 0.15
l
i
b
a
b
o 0.1
r
P
0.05
0
0-3 mph 3-6 mph 6-9 mph 9-12 mph 12-15 15-18 18-21 21-24 24-27 27-30 30-33 33-36 36-39 40+ mph
mph mph mph mph mph mph mph mph mph
Wind Speed
Wind Speed Frequency Distribution
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0.25
0.2
0.15 X
0.1
0.05
0
0-3 mph3-6mph6-9 mph 9-12 12-15 15-18 18-21 21-24 24-27 27-30 30-33 33-36 36-39 40+ mph
mph mph mph mph mph mph mph mph mph mph
Frequency Distribution Power in the Wind
25.000
20.000
2m)
W/
= TY( 15.000
SI
N
E
D
R 10.000
E
W
O
P
5.000
0.000
0-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 12-15 15-18 18-21 21-24 24-27 27-30 30-33 33-36 36-39 40+
mph mph mph mph mph mph mph mph mph mph mph mph mph mph
WIND SPEED
Wind Power Density Function
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