Title :
The Windro Skyscraper: A concept
Author :
Rowe, Chester ; Fang, Lisheng ; Summers, T.J. ; Betz, R.E.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Innovative integration of new technologies can benefit our society greatly. This paper presents a system which exploits the synergy of wind and hydro (windro) generation in an appropriate environment. The system presented is a pumped storage system integrated into a skyscraper to store wind power and deliver it at times of peak demand. A discussion is provided of why this is an appropriate environment. The benefits of the system include; increased value of the wind power, city centralised power generation and the smoothing of the building´s electricity demand profile. An electrical model of the system is developed in PSCAD and results presented.
Keywords :
power system CAD; pumped-storage power stations; wind power plants; PSCAD; electricity demand; hydrogeneration; power generation; pumped storage system; wind generation; wind power; windro skyscraper; Atmospheric modeling; Buildings; Generators; PSCAD; Production; Wind power generation; Wind turbines; Distributed Generation; Renewable Energy;
Conference_Titel :
Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), 2010 20th Australasian
Conference_Location :
Christchurch
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8379-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8380-8
