Wind Diesel Hybrid Power Systems
   
 
A Senior Design Project
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pictures
 
Matinicus Harbor
 
Control units for the two 45kW, 65kW and 150kW generators (11/1/08)
Detroit 3-71 engine - 45 kW Diesel Generator (11/1/08)
 
Transportation to Matinicus Island to retrieve our anemometer and wind direction gage (12/9/08)
 
The SUNBEAM V in Matinicus Harbor (11/1/08)
Matinicus Island School (11/1/08)
 
  Anemometer/Wind direction mounted on chimney of house (11/1/08)
New anemometer setup on Matinicius to gather hourly wind data (2/18/09)
 
Green building houses the two 45 kW and the 65 kW generators. The silver shed to the left hosues the 150kW backup generator. (11/1/08)
Nathaniel working on the HOBO Data Logger  (11/1/08)
 
150 kW backup generator (11/1/08)

Nathaniel setting up load monitoring equipment (2/18/09)

 
View of Matinicus Island from the air (2/18/09)
 
Levi attaching anemometer setup to the communications tower (2/18/09)
Southwest Windpower Air X Marine 400 wind turbine (11/1/08)
 
Runway on Matinicus Island (4-9-09)
 
Levi downloading wind data from HOBO logger (4/9/09)
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

       

Mechanical Engineering Department

Crosby Laboratory

University of Maine