Wind-powered electrical systems : highway rest areas, weigh stations, and team section buildings.

Details

• Creators:
  Chapman, Patrick ; Wiczkowski, Piotr
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Illinois. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Physical Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Electric Power Generation Renewable Energy Sources Wind Power Wind Power Generation Wind Turbines
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-ICT-09-034 ; ICT-09-034, UILU-ENG-2009-2005
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Illinois
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Illinois Center for Transportation
• Abstract:
  This project considered the use of wind for providing electrical power at Illinois Department of Transportation
  
  (IDOT) highway rest areas, weigh stations, and team section buildings. The goal of the project was to determine
  
  the extent to which wind power could offset electricity costs, provide a reasonable return on investment, offset
  
  energy use, and provide educational opportunities. The project gathered and analyzed the natural wind
  
  resources available at (or near) these facilities. These data were then used in conjunction with various wind
  
  turbines that are currently commercially available. The result of this analysis is an approximation to the windbased
  
  electrical energy potential of a given wind turbine at a given site. Thereafter, the monetary value of this
  
  electrical energy was computed and put in context of the cost of the wind turbine and associated overhead. In
  
  order to assess economic feasibility, the levelized cost of energy was then compared to current electricity rates
  
  for Illinois. This analysis showed that indeed there are some combinations of location and wind turbines that
  
  may produce electricity at a competitive rate. One of the most important factors in this analysis is the cost of
  
  wind turbines, which is generally unknown (but can be approximated) and depends on many factors. To
  
  account for this variability, the authors of this report have provided a spreadsheet containing all the data
  
  necessary to rapidly calculate the levelized cost of energy. The user of the spreadsheet need only enter some
  
  simple information, such as cost of the turbine and interest rates. The spreadsheet should enable procurement
  
  agents to rigorously compare the prices and returns for given locations and turbine manufacturers.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2734b98bffca9f1d9effcf90d44f48c8eaa4d6ff1541f05d74e9a42a8ead442b
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16710/dot_16710_DS1.pdf
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