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Mechatronics and Renewable Energy Lab

Platform 2: Renewable Enery

It is our ultimate goal at the University of Ottawa to build a reliable medium size (50-100 kW) wind turbine system based on solid concepts and design, computer simulation, experimental and field tests. Basing on the general dual-rotor concepts, our electrical and mechanical student developed two projects that won two top awards in 2010: the people’s choice award for Technology Venture Challenge: http://techvc.org ; and the best Ontario Power Authority (OPA) energy conservation projec t. Basing on the proven concepts, we are turning this project into a research and development platform that focuses on optimization of performance.

Project 4b: Contra-rotating Wind Turbine System