SBIR Phase I: Novel Mechanisms for Non-rotational Wind Energy Conversion

这个小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目带来了一种新的非旋转风能转换的发展，这将使风能在目前无法使用风能的地区得到新的应用。该技术利用新颖的电流体方法开发风能系统，易于运输和组装，与传统的涡轮机技术相比，它的生产和维护成本要低得多。全世界的风力发电装置正在以超过25%的速度增长；然而，风能面临着美学、声音、野生动物问题、阴影闪烁和公共安全等潜在问题。目前的风力涡轮机太大，能见度高，运输困难，不能满足救灾、军事部署或难以获得风力资源的便携式风能系统的快速安装需求。这项提议的技术在风能利用中不使用可移动部件，并将在传统上不使用的环境中开辟风能的应用，例如在城市，桥梁，摩天大楼或大型体育场。该项目的广泛影响/商业潜力是基于所提出的非旋转技术的优势，包括在较低风速下有效运行，该系统不需要复杂的运动部件或昂贵的维护，如传统风力涡轮机所需要的。开发的产品将为大型风能装置和家庭应用开辟新的市场。风能是一种不释放有害污染物或气体的发电替代能源，是当今最便宜的能源之一。拟议中的技术将在没有电网基础设施的环境中为风能开辟新的市场，例如在一些农村农场，它也可能在灾难情况下提供备用或补充能源。它将使风能在高层建筑、桥梁和/或作为便携式和可转移的能源系统中的新用途成为可能。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project brings a development of a new non-rotational wind energy conversion that will enable novel wind energy applications in areas where the wind energy currently cannot be used. The technology utilizes novel electrofluidic approaches to develop the wind energy system that can be easily transported and assembled and it will have much lower production and maintenance costs compared to the conventional turbine technology. Wind energy installations are increasing worldwide at a rate exceeding 25%; however wind energy faces potential issues with aesthetics, sound, wildlife issues, shadow flicker and public safety. The current wind turbines are too large, highly visible, difficult to transport, and do not satisfy the need for quick installation of a portable wind energy system for disaster relief, military deployment, or difficult to access wind resources. The proposed technology does not use movable parts in the utilization of wind energy and will open up applications of wind energy in setting that are not conventional used, such as in cities, on bridges, skyscrapers, or large stadiums. The broader impact/commercial potential of this project is based on the advantages of the proposed non-rotational technology that include efficient operation at lower wind speeds, the system does not require complicated moving parts or its costly maintenance, such as needed in conventional wind turbines. The developed products will open-up new markets both for large wind energy installations as well as home applications. Wind energy is one of the alternative sources that generates electricity without a release of harmful pollutants or gases and is one of the cheapest forms of energy available today. The proposed technology will open-up new markets for wind energy in settings where no electric grid infrastructure exists, such as in some rural farms, as well as it may provide a backup or supplemental energy source in disaster situations. It will enable novel uses of wind energy in high-rise buildings, bridges and/or as portable and transferable energy systems.