3D printed wind turbines part 1: Design considerations and rapid manufacture potential

Bassett, Kyle; Carriveau, Rupp; Ting, David S.‐K.

doi:10.1016/j.seta.2015.01.002

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“…[9,10,11] For example, the aerospace sector is becoming increasingly interested in thermoplastic composites: several parts have been used over the last few years on A340 and A380 structures. [12,13,14] Similarly, in the automotive sector, the increased pressure for reusable, sustainable and lightweight structures makes these polymers and their composites increasingly attractive as alternative materials to the standard thermosetting materials [12,13] for body parts and as metal replacement components for the future engine blocks. [15,16] One of the heaviest components of a car is the engine block, typically made of steel and aluminum.…”

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Glass bead filled Polyetherketone (PEK) composite by High Temperature Laser Sintering (HT-LS)

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Glass bead filled Polyetherketone (PEK) composite by High Temperature Laser Sintering (HT-LS)

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“…Wittbrodt et al evaluated the potential of using additive manufacturing, as a low-cost solution, to accelerate the deployment of solar energy systems in developing conuntries [128]. The similar benefits are shared in wind and hydro energy industries [129][130][131][132]. Additionally, Han et al discussed the potential of wind energy harvesters at the household level using low-cost and high-efficiency additive manufacturing technology [130].…”

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Enhancing Sustainability and Energy Efficiency in Smart Factories: A Review

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With the rapid development of sensing, communication, computing technologies, and analytics techniques, today’s manufacturing is marching towards a new generation of sustainability, digitalization, and intelligence. Even though the significance of both sustainability and intelligence is well recognized by academia, industry, as well as governments, and substantial efforts are devoted to both areas, the intersection of the two has not been fully exploited. Conventionally, studies in sustainable manufacturing and smart manufacturing have different objectives and employ different tools. Nevertheless, in the design and implementation of smart factories, sustainability, and energy efficiency are supposed to be important goals. Moreover, big data based decision-making techniques that are developed and applied for smart manufacturing have great potential in promoting the sustainability of manufacturing. In this paper, the state-of-the-art of sustainable and smart manufacturing is first reviewed based on the PRISMA framework, with a focus on how they interact and benefit each other. Key problems in both fields are then identified and discussed. Specially, different technologies emerging in the 4th industrial revolution and their dedications on sustainability are discussed. In addition, the impacts of smart manufacturing technologies on sustainable energy industry are analyzed. Finally, opportunities and challenges in the intersection of the two are identified for future investigation. The scope examined in this paper will be interesting to researchers, engineers, business owners, and policymakers in the manufacturing community, and could serve as a fundamental guideline for future studies in these areas.

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“…Moreover, CNC machines are nowadays able to produce real prototypes based on the 3D CAD designed models. Lately, additive manufacturing techniques like 3D printers became more and more used for rapid prototyping [15]. Hence, a SMB prototype was modelled in 3D to meet the following requirements: i) provide a structure that keeps the relative positions between the PMs and also between the superconductors, and also keeps uniform the stator/rotor air-gap [4]; ii) provide a sealed body to cool and maintain the entire stator and its superconductors immersed in liquid nitrogen; iii) a modular prototype development, and iv) design a prototype having an easy assembly /disassembly features for practical magnets and superconductors accessibility, maintenance and/or replacement.…”

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Experimental Setup and Efficiency Evaluation of Zero-Field-Cooled (ZFC) YBCO Magnetic Bearings

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Carvalho

Cardeira

et al. 2017

IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond.

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Abstract-This paper presents the conception, simulation and experimental evaluation of magnetic bearings based on NdFeB magnets and zero-field-cooled (ZFC) YBCO bulk superconductors to replace the bearings of a standard electric machine. Advanced research on HTS magnetic levitation has been carried out for the construction of large scale flywheels or for industry applications. However, those approaches used fieldcooled (FC) superconductors, whereas the approach shown in this paper uses ZFC superconductors. Actually, as previously shown by the authors, ZFC implementation presents much less AC losses. The approach in our horizontal flywheel research follows the ZFC-maglev structure, where the linear track was closed into a circular one with the same diameter of the superconductor magnetic bearing. The conception and geometric placement of magnets and superconductors was designed to keep symmetry along the rotating axis and minimizing air gaps. A 3D finite element model was built for simulation and validation of the effectiveness of the solution. Experimental validation was then achieved measuring the balanced and unbalanced rotor lifting and guiding forces.

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3D printed wind turbines part 1: Design considerations and rapid manufacture potential

Cited by 66 publications

References 7 publications

Glass bead filled Polyetherketone (PEK) composite by High Temperature Laser Sintering (HT-LS)

Glass bead filled Polyetherketone (PEK) composite by High Temperature Laser Sintering (HT-LS)

Enhancing Sustainability and Energy Efficiency in Smart Factories: A Review

Experimental Setup and Efficiency Evaluation of Zero-Field-Cooled (ZFC) YBCO Magnetic Bearings

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