IV. How does it work? They do not require land, wide roads and heavy machinery for assembly. MARS units remove Fig.6.Floating Of Mars these limitations because the units do not require cranes or special Fig.7.Working Of Mars roads for installation. VI. Disadvantages Fig.8.Construction Of MARS units cannot be Mars installed within five miles of the As the rotor of the windmill rotates due to boundary of any airport. high velocity wind it produces very high Initial cost is high. torque.. There is a step-up gear box which Another disadvantage of connects the low-speed shaft to the floating windmills is that they have shaft and increases the rotational to be taken down in extremely speeds from about 30 to 60 rotations per powerful winds, whereas common minute (rpm) to about 1200 to 1500 rpm. wind turbines are simply shut down. The electrical energy thus produced is VII. Applications transferred down the tether for Off grid for cottages and consumption, or to a set of batteries or the remote uses such as cell towers and power grid. exploration equipment. Developing nations where V. The Advantages of MARS infrastructure is limited or Low cost electricity less – nonexistent. than Rs. 5 per kWh. Rapid deployment (to Bird and bat friendly. include airdrop) to disaster areas Lower noise for power to emergency and Wide range of wind speeds - medical equipment, water pumps, 2 to more than 28 meters/second and relief efforts (ex. Katrina, Higher altitudes - from 200 Tsunami). to 800 feet above ground level are And military applications. possible without expensive towers or cranes. Fewer limits on placement location - coast line placement is not necessary. Ability to install closer to the power grid. Mobile and Ideal for off grid VIII. Conclusion applications or where power is not The MARS system is very simple to install, reliable. requiring minimal on‐site work.Despite its large size, no cranes or oversized vehicles were
IV. How does it work? Fig.6.Floating Of Mars Fig.7.Working Of Mars Fig.8.Construction Of Mars As the rotor of the windmill rotates due to high velocity wind it produces very high torque.. There is a step-up gear box which connects the low-speed shaft to the shaft and increases the rotational speeds from about 30 to 60 rotations per minute (rpm) to about 1200 to 1500 rpm. The electrical energy thus produced is transferred down the tether for consumption, or to a set of batteries or the power grid. V. The Advantages of MARS Low cost electricity – less than Rs. 5 per kWh. Bird and bat friendly. Lower noise Wide range of wind speeds - 2 to more than 28 meters/second Higher altitudes - from 200 to 800 feet above ground level are possible without expensive towers or cranes. Fewer limits on placement location - coast line placement is not necessary. Ability to install closer to the power grid. Mobile and Ideal for off grid applications or where power is not reliable. They do not require land, wide roads and heavy machinery for assembly. MARS units remove these limitations because the units do not require cranes or special roads for installation. VI. Disadvantages MARS units cannot be installed within five miles of the boundary of any airport. Initial cost is high. Another disadvantage of floating windmills is that they have to be taken down in extremely powerful winds, whereas common wind turbines are simply shut down. VII. Applications Off grid for cottages and remote uses such as cell towers and exploration equipment. Developing nations where infrastructure is limited or nonexistent. Rapid deployment (to include airdrop) to disaster areas for power to emergency and medical equipment, water pumps, and relief efforts (ex. Katrina, Tsunami). And military applications. VIII. Conclusion The MARS system is very simple to install, requiring minimal on‐site work.Despite its large size, no cranes or oversized vehicles were
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