Field test and numerical simulation on the coastal wind-powered light system

Author

Nagai, T. ; Ushiyama, I. ; Kawanishi, K. ; Nukada, K. ; Suzuki, Y. ; Otsu, T.

Author_Institution

Marine Inf. Div., Port & Airport Res. Inst., Yokosuka

Volume

4

fYear

2004

fDate

9-12 Nov. 2004

Firstpage

1835

Abstract

This paper introduces field test and numerical simulation on coastal wind-powered light and battery system, as one typical example of on-site wind power utilization. Field experiment was conducted at the Kurihama coast facing to the entrance of the Tokyo Bay. The experimental system with 12W powered light was set to operate daily 6 hours after sunset. Wind velocity and direction at the three points, light on-off signal, electric power generation rate, and battery voltage corresponding to the stored electric power were recorded continuously for eight months without interrupt. Three dimensional wind characteristics were numerically simulated to estimate topographical wind distribution. Based on the observation and numerical simulation, optimal design of coastal wind-powered lights and battery system was shown with consideration of topographical and time variation of wind characteristics

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; electric power generation; remote sensing; wind; wind power; 12 W; 3D simulation; Japan; Kurihama coast; Tokyo Bay; battery system; coastal wind-powered light system; electric power generation; topographical wind distribution; wind direction; wind energy; wind power field test; wind power numerical simulation; wind power utilization; wind velocity; Batteries; Numerical simulation; Power generation; Sea measurements; Signal generators; System testing; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Wind power generation; Wind speed;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '04. MTTS/IEEE TECHNO-OCEAN '04

Conference_Location

Kobe

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8669-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2004.1406419

Filename

1406419