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LIGHT VESSEL 21- INDEPENDENT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS

Group D1

LIGHT VESSEL 21-

INDEPENDENT POWER SUPPLY

SYSTEMS

By Group D1- GreenSpear Energy Ltd

Adogo, James, A. 000 525 274Ballantyne, Douglas 000 564 986

Bassey, Imo. O 000 573 661

Dawoodarry Golshan R. 000 579 379

Sree Vishnu M. 000 700 290


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GROUP MEMBERS DETAILS

Group D1:

Adogo, James, A.

Stage 3 BEng (Hons) Marine Engineering Technology

000 525 274

[email protected]

Ballantyne, Douglas


000 564 986

[email protected]

Bassey, Imo. O


000 573 661

[email protected]

DawoodarryGolshan R.


000 579 379

[email protected]

Sree Vishnu Muralidharan

Stage 3 BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering Technology

000 700 290

[email protected]


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Green spear Energy Ltd. was created so that it would be able to propose a design to the client.

The first part of the project is to be able to create a team that works and shows an

understanding of how professional engineering consultants work. That is to create an identity

and set up an organisation that has set work structures and policies that encourage maximum

individual performance.

Green spear Energy Ltd has carried out a brain storming/ mind mapping analysis on the ideal

solution for power generation, research has been made on the different types of renewable

energy power source and all other aspects of the product that need to be considered in order

to produce a product that is satisfactory for the client, and also adjust to relevant Health and

safety regulations, and Environmental regulations. We have describe the advantages and

disadvantages of the LE 600 wind turbine (600W) which is use for the emergency purpose

for the LV21 light ship and compare it to other wind turbine. The Generec series generator

(17KW) which is powered by liquid propane is use as the main power source for the ship.

The wood pellet boiler which is carbon neutral and environmental friendly is used for the

heating system.

The cost analysis and the product specification for each product has been described in this

project, the triangles of forces which shows the time estimate, quality and costs of the

product, the product market research, the quality function deployment, the product life cycle

which shows the introduction, growth, maturity and decline of the product, supply chain

analysis which tell the client about the information needed in moving a product from the

supplier to the customer.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0COMPANY BACKGROUND...........................................................................................11.1COMPANY PROFILE.........................................................................................................2

1.2 TEAM PROFILE.............................................................................................................3-9

2.0 PROJECT MANAGEMENT.......................................................................................10-11

2.1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS..............................................................................11

2.2 CHARTGD ....................................................................................................................12

2.3 TASK BREAKDOWN .....................................................................................................13

3.0 CORRESPONDENCE WITH PARTIES INVOLVED ..............................................14-16

3.1 NOTES OF MEETING ................................................................................................17-26

4.0 PLAN OF ACTION ..........................................................................................................27

4.1 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ...............................................................................................28

4.2 KEY DRIVERS .................................................................................................................29

4.2 ISSUES AND CONSTRAINTS .......................................................................................29

4.0. PRODUCT MARKET RESEARCH ..........................................................................30-31

4.1. PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE ..........................................................................................32-35

4.2. PRODUCT RANGE ANALYSIS ..............................................................................36-38

4.3 TYPES OF PRICING STRATEGIES ...............................................................................38

4.4 STAKE HOLDERS ...........................................................................................................38

4.5 SUPPLY CHAIN..............................................................................................................39

4.6 PROJECT METHODOLOGY .....................................................................................40-41

5.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...............................................................................................42

5.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................43

5.2 CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS................................................................................44-45

5.3 IDEAL PRODUCT SPECIFICATION.............................................................................46

5.4 BACKGROUND ON RENEWABLE ENERGY.........................................................47-50

5.5 MINDMAPS-RENEWABLE ENERGY..........................................................................51


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5.6 DECISION MATRIX .......................................................................................................52

6.0 POTENTIAL ENERGY AND HEATING SOLUTIONS............................................53-66

6.1 SELECTING PROCESS BETWEEN WIND TURBINES.........................................67-72

6.2 BIOGAS GENERATOR...................................................................................................73

6.3 PROPANE GENERATOR..........................................................................................74-76

6.4 NATURAL GAS FIRED CHP EM 20NG ..................................................................77-78

6.5 SELECTION PROCESS BETWEEN BIOGAS GENERATORS..............................79-81

6.6 GENERATOR FUEL SELECTION PROCESS.........................................................81-88

6.7 BOILERS..........................................................................................................................89

6.8 ELECTRIC BOILERS .................................................................................................90-91

6.9 DIESEL/OIL BOILERS....................................................................................................92

7.0 GAS BOILERS ............................................................................................................93-94

7.1 SOLID FUEL OR BIOMASS BOILERS ....................................................................95-96

8.0 SPECIFICATIONS OF THE CHOSEN DESIGN ............................................................97

8.1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE LE-600................................................98-110

8.2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIO OF THE CHOSEN GENERATOR.......................111-119

8.3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION OF THE CHOSEN BOILER.............................120-126

8.4 SCHEMATIC OF FINAL DESIGN ...............................................................................127

9.0 EVALUATION OF THE PROPSED SOLUTION........................................................128

9.1 TRIANGLES OF FORCES..129-132

9.2 COST ANALYSIS ...................................................................................................133-135

9.3 LAWS AND REGULATIONS................................................................................136-137

10.0 BOOK & JOURNAL REFERENCES ..........................................................................138

10.0 WEB REFERENCES .............................................................................................139-144

11.0 APPENDIX ...................................................................................................................145


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1] COMPANY

BACKGROUND


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1.1] COMPANY PROFILE

GreenSpear Energy LTD is a small Green Energy Engineering company founded in 2011.

Despite being fairly new to the market, GreenSpear Energy LTD aspires to become one of the

pioneering companies in the field of Green Engineering.

The company deals with the design and implementation of Green power and heat generation

systems for small and medium enterprises.The companys mission is to offer consultancy and

provide customers with the optimal design that fits their requirements the best. In order to

achieve this mission, GreenSpear Energy LTD consists of young, dynamic and creative staffs

that make use of efficient management strategies combined with critical project analysis.

The provision of reliable and efficient end products that satisfy customers in previous

projects has lead to the company experiencing a steep progress path. Hence, it shows that,

regardless of being a young company, GreenSpear Energy LTD is a trustworthy choice that

always ensures the delivery of quality designs within the required timescale.

Company Structure

DIRECTOR GENERAL

Bassey, Imo.O.

SENIOR

ENVIRONMENTAL

CONSULTANT

Ballantyne, Douglas

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

GENERAL

Sree Vishnu Muralidharan

PROJECT

PLANNER/SECRETARY

Dawoodarry Golshan R.

PUBLIC RELATIONS

OFFICER/ LEGAL

CONSULTANT

Adogo, James, A.


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1.2] TEAM PROFILE

Strengths Weaknesses

ThreatsOpportunities

Can adapt to different situations

Can work under stress and limited

time

Well motivated and easy-going

Lack of leadership qualities

Inability to communicate efficiently

Tendency to diverge from the initial

requirements.

Ability to learn from others

Learn more by self learning

Use analytical skills for group project

Lack of support in tasks could affect

productivity

Rival intellectual may pose a threat

Poor time management could affect

productivity

Name - Bassey, Imo Okon

Student ID Number - 000573661

Company Role - Director General

Imo Bassey is a BEng Marine Engineering Technology

student. He is a self-motivated individual, who has gathered

a number of useful skills, both hard and soft during the

course of study. He is currently the Director General of

Green spear Energy Ltd Company. Besides the role of a

director, he also handles all the product market research of

the group.


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Name - Sree Vishnu Muralidharan


Company Role - Assistant director

Sree Vishnu Muralidharan is a Stage 3 BEng (Hons) in Mechanical

Engineering Technology student at University Of Greenwich. Sree is a

hardworking, professional, sporty, assertive and creative person who

ensures the delivery of tasks allocated to him in accordance to time. He

is currently the Deputy Director General of GreenSpear Ltd. He assesses

and makes sure that the best products are being supplied to the

customers.



Producing Ideas

Can sense what is right

Can take the responsibility to things

being assigned

Gets panicked very easily

Low dominance at time of crisis

Takes time to agree with someone if

felt its not right

A fear in mind to communicate with

the people in commercial world

Opportunity to work with people

of different fields.

Sharing knowledge


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-> Group SWOT analysis) - GD

Name - Dawoodarry Golshan Raj


Company Role - Secretary/Project planner

Dawoodarry Golshan Raj is currently in Stage 3 BEng (Hons)

Marine Engineering Technology at the University of Greenwich.

Golshan is an individualistic, creative, calm and versatile individual.

He is the Secretary/Project planner of GreenSpear Energy Ltd. His

skills reside in project planning and assist the project progress using

his aptitude in the field of IT. Golshan is also capable of delivering

outcomes under pressure.



Can adapt to different situations

Can work under stress and limited

time

Well motivated and easy-going

Lack of leadership qualities

Inability to communicate efficiently

Tendency to diverge from the initial

requirements.

Designing an over-ambitious project

and not meeting with the deadlines

Lack of time.

Loss of motivation

Working as a team with people of

different fields and backgrounds

Working on innovative and

pioneering green solutions


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Organisational skills

Good communication and listening

skills

Supportiveand hardworking

Good team spirit

Get nervous easily when there is a lot

to do in a very short time

Spend too much time on little details

Sometimes poor with time

management.

Lack of sufficient support

Insufficient time to exhibit tasks

Carrying out research

Guidance from lecturers

Team work

Name - James Adogo


Company Role -Public Relations Officer (PRO)

/Legal Consultant

James Adogo is a BEng Hon Marine Engineering Technology

student. He is a self-motivated individual, being an energetic

and enthusiastic person who enjoys challenges and achieving

personal goals. He has also gathered a number of useful skills

(IT, Customer Service, Team Work), hardworking and flexibleduring course work and other individual and group task.

Besides the role of the Public Relations Officer (PRO), he also

handles other administrative activities of the group, arranging

free quotations with clients.


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Efficient

Opportunistic

Can work Under Pressure

Competitive

Impatient

Difficulty self-motivating at times

Nervous when presenting to large

audiences

Economy troubles

Lack of work experience

Company sponsored cadetship

Graduate Positions

Working as a group

Name - Douglas Ballantyne


Company Role -Senior Environmental Consultant

Douglas Ballantyne is a highly motivated BEng Marine

Engineering student. Douglas has good computer skills and

does a lot of research for GreenSpear Energy Ltd, focussing on

boiler technology and local laws and regulations.


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Team Analysis and Profile description

According to the Belbin Self Perception Test:

Adogo James. A is an Implementer

Ballantyne Douglas is a Shaper

Bassey Imo. O is a Co-ordinator/ Implementer

DawoodarryGolshan. R is a Plant

Sree Vishnu M. Co-ordinator/ Implementer

The group consists of members with different personalities but the predominant qualities lie

in delivery roles. As the table above shows, the group in general does not possess high

individualistic traits.

As a matter of fact, the group relies in its organising capabilities, practical common sense,

hard work, discipline in order to turn ideas into action.

Co-ordinator

Shaper

ResourceInvestigator

Plant

Teamworker

MonitorEvaluator

Implementer

CompleteFinisher

Adogo James. A 9 6 7 7 8 13 20 1

Ballantyne Douglas 7 13 8 6 7 9 11 6

Bassey Imo. O 12 9 9 7 8 10 12 5

DawoodarryGolshan. R 10 2 1 18 9 12 10 14

Sree Vishnu M. 14 11 5 8 12 9 14 4

52 41 30 46 44 53 67 30

LEADERSHIPROLES

INDIVIDUALROLES

HARMONISTICROLES

DELIVERYROLES

OUTWARD LOOKING INWARD LOOKING

Team

RolesTeam

Members


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Group Swot Analysis



Good communication and

understanding

Motivated

Diverse character traits

Limited customer contact and

availability

Different working pace

Different lecture schedule affecting

group meeting scheduling

Other workloads

Lack of time

Loss of motivation

Negative impacts on team chemistry

Be a part of a team

Design a product that can be possibly

implemented

Produce innovative ideas

Enhanced constructive criticism


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2] PROJECT

MANAGEMENT


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2.1] PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS

So as to achieve the desired results in the required amount of time, the group must provide an

effective project management. Project management consists of time management planning,

task analysis and breakdown, communication and setting up of group meetings. The

following consists of the tools use in this project to ensure the ideal outcome at the final

stage.

Software

Microsoft Project was used to generate several Gantt charts so as to breakdown the

tasks with their respective time allowances. Gantt charts are helpful in terms of

providing an idea of the progress on the project and can be adjusted in case of a

change in the original project plan.

Microsoft Word was the software utilised to generate and print documents such as

notes of meeting, project flowcharts and project reports. It was also used to generate

the layouts and covers of the project logbook.

Microsoft Excel was used to generate tables containing data necessary to the project.

It also enabled the group to generate and provide charts to represent those information

in a graphical and more understandable manner.

Communication

Telephone calls and text messages were used to arrange for meetings and for general

team communication

Emails were used as formal communication method to contact the customer and to

send files relevant to the project amongst group members.

Skype, an instant messaging and video calling communication software, was used to

carry out video conferencing sessions and group chats outside university hours.

Dropbox, an online files hosting and storage website, was used to upload and share

files relevant to the project amongst group members


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2.2] GANTT CHARTS


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2.3] TASK BREAKDOWN

The task required to carry out the project is broken down below

Figure 1 PROJECT

Background

Research

Research aboutrenewable

energies

Research aboutdesign tool and

techniques

Selection

Process

Environmental

laws

Potential

designs

Health and

safety

Final design

Improvement

on final design

Cost Analysis

Future

Implementation and

Amelioration

CustomerRequirements

Project

Management

Group meetings ProjectPlanning

Notes of

meeting

Meeting with

customer

Gantt

chart


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CORRESPONDENCE WITH PARTIES INVOLVED


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NOTES OF MEETING

Agenda

Each member introduced themselves to the group.

Sharing of contact details. ( phone number/email addresses)

Working out other types of communication methods.

Brief discussion about the project

Planning for location and time for future meetings suitable to all group members for future

meetings and group work.

Time Management

Meeting Scheduled Start 16.00 Meeting Scheduled End 17.00

Meeting Actual Start 15.50 Meeting Actual End 16.50

Post-meeting decisions&Required tasks

Next meeting

Thursday 19/01/12 at 1600 in the Drill Hall Library Cafeteria

Name Attendance(Y/N)

Adogo, James, A. Y

Ballantyne, Douglas Y

Bassey, Imo. O YDawoodarryGolshan R. Y

Sree Vishnu M. Y

Lateness None

Decisions Future group meetings were decided to occur every week on Thursdays at 1600 in a recurring manner.

The location for future meetings was decided to be the Drill Hall Cafeteria unless announceddifferently.

Tasks Assigned to Expected time of delivery

Brief research on the topic All In one week

Completion of Individual Belbin profile All In one week

MEETING MINUTESDATE: 12/01/2012

LOCATION: DRILL HALL LIBRARY CAFETERIA

MEETING CALLED BY: SREE VISHNU M.

RECORDED BY: DAWOODARRY GOLSHAN R.


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Agenda

The individual team role given by Belbin self-perception inventory was assessed and

discussed.

The obtained team role was filled in the Group Profile.

The Group Swot analysis was thoroughly discussed and then filled in accordingly.

An ideal company name was thought through by the group members.

A team leader was voted.

The group agreed to focus the research on green energy solutions to be used on ships.

To have a better idea of the customer requirements, the group decided that it would be

necessary to have an appointment with the customer, Mr Gary Weston and visit the LV21.

An email was sent by Adogo, James, A. to arrange a meeting with the Mr Gary Weston

Time Management



Post-meeting decisions&Required tasks

Next meeting


Lateness Apology:

DawoodarryGolshan R. waslate by 15 minutes due tohaving to meet with StudentServices.


Adogo, James, A. Y


Bassey, Imo. O Y

DawoodarryGolshan R. Y

Sree Vishnu M. Y

Decisions

The company name was decided to be Green Spear Energy Limited

The Group Leader was voted to beBassey, Imo. O

An email was sent by Adogo, James, A. to arrange a meeting with the Mr Gary Weston


Research on potential green energies solutions

that can be used ships.

All In one week

Completing the entire Belbin group section andrecording it in the logbook

All 27/01/12

DATE: 19/01/2012




MEETING MINUTES


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Agenda A brief discussion about the research gathered about the possible renewable energies to be

used on ships was carried out.

Following the reply of Gary Weston confirming the meeting, several potential questions to

be asked was discussed.

Time Management



Post-meeting decisions &Required tasks

Next meeting



Adogo, James, A. Y


Bassey, Imo. O Y


Sree Vishnu M. Y

Lateness None

Decisions

The group went to attend the meeting with Gary Weston at the Gillingham Pier.


A detailed analysis of the customer requirementsafter the meeting with Gary Weston.

All In one week

DATE: 26/01/2012


MEETING CALLED BY: BASSEY, IMO. O


MEETING MINUTES


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Agenda

The customer requirements of the project were assessed and discussed in detail.

The current working operation of the LV21 and future expansion to the ship were

considered and any issue present were thought through.

The potential green solutions researched previously were put in correlation with the

customer requirements and any unlikely and inappropriate ideas were eliminated

The tasks were discussed and required to be broken down to each member of the group.

Project planning was discussed. A Gantt chart was commissioned.

The company role of each member was decided

Time Management



Post-meeting decisions & Required task

Next meeting



Adogo, James, A. Y


Bassey, Imo. O Y


Sree Vishnu M. Y

Lateness Apology:

Adogo, James, A.waslate by 15 minutes dueto travel issues.

Decisions

Bassey, Imo. O was assigned to be the Director General.

Sree Vishnu M. was assigned to be the Deputy Director General.

Ballantyne, Douglas was assigned to be the Senior Environmental Consultant

Adogo, James, A. was assigned to be the Public Relations Officer/ Legal Consultant.

DawoodarryGolshan R. was assigned to be the Project Planner/Secretary.

Reliable and appropriate energy ideas are to be presented on the next meeting.

The next meeting was scheduled in two weeks time due to other workloads.


In depth customer analysis Ballantyne, Douglas In one week

Green Energy solutions meeting customerrequirements

All In one week

Task Planning & Project strategy DawoodarryGolshan R. In one week

Gantt Chart DawoodarryGolshan R. In one week

MEETING MINUTESDATE: 02/02/2012


MEETING CALLED BY: BASSEY, IMO. ORECORDED BY: DAWOODARRY GOLSHAN R.


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Agenda

All the potential and suitable green energy solutions were studied and assessed in terms ofefficiency, emissions, cost, availability and power output.

The customer requirements was analysed carefully and after a brainstorming, the tasks

were broken down to Heating systems, Main power generation system and Emergency

lights power generation system.

The tasks were allocated to members of the group.

The future additional implementations to the project which are not related to energy

generations were considered.

The ship plans showing the working areas of the LV21 were obtained and studied.

Time ManagementMeeting Scheduled Start 16.00 Meeting Scheduled End 17.30



Next meeting


Lateness NoneName Attendance(Y/N)

Adogo, James, A. Y


Bassey, Imo. O Y


Sree Vishnu M. Y

Decisions

The previous Gantt chart has to be redesigned to meet with the timescales and the new tasks

The ship plans need to be studied in order to provide the customer with a suitable product.


Heating systems Ballantyne, Douglas In one week

Main power generation Adogo, James, A. / Bassey,Imo. O

In one week

Emergency lights power generation system Sree Vishnu M. In one week

Task Breakdown DawoodarryGolshan R. In one week

Revised Gantt chart DawoodarryGolshan R. In one week

MEETING MINUTES

DATE: 16/02/2012





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Agenda Ballantyne, Douglas presented his ideas for the ecological heating systems and they were

discussed amongst the group.

Adogo, James, A. and Bassey, Imo. Oproduced a list of potential environmental friendly

power generation solutions, making use of several types of fuel and providing different

outputs.

The Emergency lights power generation was assessed and was shown that they could be

powered by discreet wind turbines as demonstrated by Sree Vishnu M.

The proposed ideas were reviewed and the most suitable ones have to be decided.

An independent fresh water supply was found out to be an interesting futureimplementation to the project.

Time Management


Next meeting



Adogo, James, A. Y


Bassey, Imo. O Y


Sree Vishnu M. Y

Lateness Apology:

Ballantyne, DouglasBassey, Imo. OSree Vishnu M.

were late by 20 minutes due tohaving another meeting inanother course



Decisions

An appropriate selection method needs to be carried out to classify the energy solutions to find the

ones which most satisfy the customer requirements. A study about product market research was required to get more insight about choosing the right

product to meet the needs of the customer.


QFD Ballantyne, Douglas In one week

Pros and Cons of proposed ideas All In one week

Product market research analysis Bassey, Imo. O In one week

Selection and ranking processes DawoodarryGolshan R In one week

Fresh water supply DawoodarryGolshan R. Optional

MEETING MINUTES

DATE: 01/03/2012





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Agenda The House of Quality for the designs was brought by Ballantyne, Douglas and discussed

amongst the group.

A new Gantt chart was showed by DawoodarryGolshan R. to show the current time

management.

The pros, cons and suitability to the case study were weighed and reviewed by the Group.

The Final chosen design has been chosen.

Time Management




Next meeting



Adogo, James, A. Y


Bassey, Imo. O Y


Sree Vishnu M. Y

Lateness None

Decisions

The final design was duly chosen which consisted of a Genrac 17Kw biogas generator as main powergenerator, a wood pellets boiler and LE-600 wind turbine.


Cost Analysis Adogo, James, A. In one week

Final chosen design schematic Ballantyne, Douglas In one week

Additional technical information on boiler Ballantyne, Douglas In one week

Additional technical information on generator Adogo, James, A./Bassey, Imo. O

In one week

Additional technical information on wind

turbine

Sree Vishnu M. In one week

MEETING MINUTES

DATE: 08/03/2012





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Agenda The chosen design schematic was discussed amongst the group.

The technical info for each part of the final proposed idea was analysed

The product and installation cost were assessed.

The group discussed about the design of the Poster for the upcoming presentation.

The structure of the final report was required to be able to deal with report writing.

Time Management




Next meeting



Adogo, James, A. Y


Bassey, Imo. O Y


Sree Vishnu M. Y

Lateness None

Decisions

Each member were assigned a section to be shown on the poster

A report structure was commissioned


Compiling information before posterdesign and report writing

All In one week

Poster design All In one week

Structure of the final report DawoodarryGolshan R. In one week

MEETING MINUTES

DATE: 15/03/2012





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Agenda The poster was assembled and edited accordingly.

The group report structure was given out, discussed amongst the group and modified to

meet the current requirements.

Several sections such as Environmental, Safety, Installation, Time estimates and

Limitations were added to the main report structure.

A Final Gantt Chart was requested, representing the entire work carried out and their

respective timescales.

Time Management




Next meeting



Adogo, James, A. Y


Bassey, Imo. O Y


Sree Vishnu M. Y

Lateness None

Decisions

The poster was corrected and properly formatted to be ready to print.

The sections for the report writing was allocated to each member

Poster presentation rehearsals to be carried out throughout the week.


Poster Printing DawoodarryGolshan R. In one week

Environmental and Safety Ballantyne, Douglas In one week

Installation cost Sree Vishnu M. In one week

Time estimates Adogo, James, A. In one week

Business Plan and strategy Bassey, Imo. O In one week

Report writing All In one week

MEETING MINUTES

DATE: 22/03/2012





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Agenda Final inspection of the report.

Printing of the report.

Preparing and rehearse for the presentation.

Time Management



Post-meeting decisions


Adogo, James, A. Y


Bassey, Imo. O Y


Sree Vishnu M. Y

Lateness None

Decisions

The dress code for the presentation was decided

MEETING MINUTES

DATE: 29/03/2012





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PLAN OF ACTION


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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Aim -

The aim of company is to propose an alternative and independent means of power. The

company also aims of providing the customer with the best service, products and its

accessories on time so that the company makes sure there is complete customer satisfaction

with economy, warranty and durability with maximum efficiency.

Objectives -

To investigate about the different types of environmental friendly energy generation

devices

To carry out a survey on the Light Ship in order to have an idea of the customer

requirements

To get the contract of LV 21 project

To get experience of marketing and commercial world leading the company to

compete with other companies.

To provide the customer with a proposal of a power system which is:

Cost-efficient

Eco-friendly

Robust

A long-term solution


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KEY DRIVERS

GreenSpearEnergy Ltd. are very proud and eager to work on the LV 21 independent power

supply project for the opportunity to explore the talent of the people working on it and to gain

an experience in the field of marketing, technology and dealing with the commercial aspects

of world.

The people in company also have the opportunity to interact with people outside and other

companies regarding the product components and also to promote the company products.

The mission of the company is to provide maximum satisfaction to customer making them

our daily customer and providing them with the best robust products and service.

There are many benefits for the company from this appointment of project as the success in

this could lead the company into a new level of commercial world to compete with the other

best companies in the same phase and then slowly take the higher steps in a step by step way

which could promote the company name as well as the trust the customers will have for the

company.

ISSUES AND CONSTRAINTS

The main issues and constraints that challenge a company that is becoming visible are:

The company is at a level where its members are still building relationship with each other

for the business to be successful. The members are still learning to work as team and at the

same time trying to build customer connections.

The finances is low and this may cause the company to loose clients to companies that have

bountiful money to spend on projects that is very much alike to the one that the Green spear

Energy Limited pursuing.

Green spear Energy Ltd is a new company that is not yet known by the business world. The

main obstacle right now is to achieve the contract with the University of Greenwich in order

to prove experience in the business world.


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PRODUCT MARKET RESEARCH

Market research is any construct effort to gather knowledge about markets or customers. It is

very important component of business strategy and it provides important information to

identify and analyse the market size and competition. Product market research includes social

and opinion research and it is the analytical assembly and explanation of information about

organisations using statistical and analytical methods and techniques of the applied social

sciences to gain awareness or support decision making.

A product is a physical good or service idea that is capable of granting tangible and intangible

attributes that individual or organisations regard as so necessary worth-while or pleasing that

they are prepared exchange money or some other unit of value in order to acquire it.

Product Classification allow generalisation to be made about appropriate marketing strategies

for each group.

Product Based Classification

A product based classification groups together products that have related characteristic

although they may supply very different purposes and markets. There are three main

categories of product based classification which are the durable products, non-durableproducts and service products.

DURABLE PRODUCTS:Durable products are products that last for many uses and

over a long period of time before having to be replaced, products such as domestic,

electrical goods, cars and capital machinery fall into this group. The wind turbine LE

600 and the Generac generator fall into this category as well because they last for a

number of years.

NON-DURABLE PRODUCTS:Non-durable products are products that can only be

used once or a few times before they have to be replaced. Food and other goods fall

into this classification as do office consumables such as stationery and computer

printer cartridges.

SERVICE PRODUCTS: Services products are uncertain products comprising

activities, profits or satisfaction that are not embodied in physical products. Items

such a financial services, holidays and personal services create problems for

marketers because of their intangibility and hereditary disintegration.


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Product Policy

Product policy is of basic strategic important in marketing. As its most basic, it involves an

organisation in an obligation to an intentional policy on which markets it is to serve, with

which products/ services and marketing offerings. Though such a policy will certainly change

over a period of time to reflect market dynamics, it therefore needs to be based on sound

analysis of an organisation competences and position within its chosen markets. A productive

product policy should ensure an organisation is able to match its objectives to market

necessity by ensuring it is able to provide the products and services needed to do this.

The Essential of Product Policy

A company product policy may not explicitly appear in any one policy document or

statement but should considerably imprint all major decisions involving corporate and

marketing strategy that may affect product planning, future development and innovation.

Product policy will therefore integrate closely with the organisations mission statement and

any on-going re-interprets of what business is in.

Essentially product policy will be concern with:

1. Developing strategic guidelines in accordant to both the marketing of existingproducts and the development of new products; while these guidelines will be

combined with the company-wide objectives such as profitability and growth market

share potential, they will also reflect corporate policy in respect of what is an

attractive mix of product features to be offered.

2. Translating these guidelines into operational achievement at the level of individuals

product and service features as well as the wider product mix. Product policy thus

represents avaluable aspect of corporate and operational decision making involving:

Managing and marketing existing products and services.

Effecting on-going adjustment to ensure the marketing of the present product

range meets new markets requirements.

Establishing and commercialising new products and services as part of a total

corporate plan.


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PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE

The idea that product and marketing offering are subject to life cycle was first accepted

aspect of marketing theory and it provides a possibly valuable way of considering a product

and its marketing needs. The basic life cycle pattern acquires heavily from the biological

model of successive life level from the process of early development and birth through

adolescence to maturity and eventual expire. The product life cycle of Generac Guardian

series is a three years warranty with 2000 hour limited. The LE 600 has a 2 years warranty

which means that our customers will get a good valve of their money.

Figure 2


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Introduction

In the immediate post lunch period sales build rather slowly while financially the product has

not reunited the resources put into its advancement during what is rigidly speaking a prior

level.

GROWTH:The product attract an early greater number of buyers, encouraging repeat

purchase and acquiring volume and market share profits start to increase.

MATURITY: For some products, this is the longest period, beginning at the end of the

growth aspect with few new customers entering the market. Profits are good at the beginning

but could dip later in this duration as marketing expenses are stepped up to counter new

innovative entrants.

DECLINE:Sales may fall grateful as new products replace ancient offerings. Some products

may delay for some time. Profits fall significantly giving way to losses that are sometimes

big.

The product life cycle model is commonly characterized as a bell shaped curve, though

alternative are sometimes put forward to demonstrate special cases. It is critical to assume

that the product life cycle is a compulsory advancement because some products becomeprematurely out dated when a better substitute is present.

A different marketing strategy is required for each stage of product life cycle.

As the earlier duration, the centre of attraction need to be on creating customers and

market development

In the growth stage, protective strategy should become more disagreeable, developing

repeat business and powerful positions

In the maturity stage, defensive strategies are noticeable and maintaining good

friendships with loyal customers important. It is at this stage that adjustment or new

offering are best introduced.

As markets backslide there will be more incorporation and activity aimed at making

the most excellent of current product offerings while organizing new ones.


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Marketing implications of the product life cycle

INTRODUCTION GROWTH MATURITY DECLINE

CHARACTERISTICS

Sales Low Fast growth Slow growth Decline

Profits Negligible Peak levels Declining Low or zero

Cash flow Negative Moderates High Low

Customers Innovative Mass markets Mass market Laggards

Competitors Few Growth Numerous Fewer

RESPONSES

Strategic focus Expand market Market

penetration

Defend shape Productivity

Marketing expenditure High High Falling Low

Marketing emphasis Product awareness Brand

preference

Brand loyalty Selective

Distribution Patchy Intensive Intensive Selective

Price high Lower Lowest Rising

PRODUCT Basic Improved Differentiated Rationalised

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Development of product life cycle analysis

From the young interest in the established product life cycle research has moved on to tell the

difference at least three distinct level of collection. Working at an analysis of three levels of

market sales, it is likely to more practically to locate the position and forecast of one

particular product or brand and make strategic decisions in the light of market and sector aim,

competition and general achievement signs.

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PRODUCT RANGE ANALYSIS

The product range or the products portfolio is the variety of different products and services

offered for sale by a single company. Most companies are multiproduct organisations

offering a range of different products and services. This is the effect brought by new products

having been introduced together with the addition of differences based on existing successful

products and services. The four main problems relevant to product range analysis are product

line, width, depth and consistency.

PRODUCT LINE: A product line is a number of products that are related by being focus to

very much alike markets or sold through similar outlets. A company products mix can be

measured in terms of size or length.

WIDTH: This is the number of different product lines within the product mix, thus in

addition to a sizable detergent product line.

DEPTH: This is the number of different versions awarded within each product in a product

line. For example, Generac Biogas Generator may be offered in two sizes (industrial and

house use) giving the product line a depth measure of two.

CONSISTENCY: This refers to the proximity of various products lines across the mix, in

terms of production methods and materials, target market common distribution outlets and so

on.


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Price, Quality and Valve

The actuality of pricing in competitive markets is that, it is customers rather than competitors

who do the most to influence what is an affordable price. The buying choice process involves

a great many factors being considered but important to the potential purchaser are the

questions:

Can I afford the product? Does it offer a good value for money? How does it compare to

other offerings?

The affordability of an offering will depend on the amount of unnecessary income set against

the important of the purchase. Some products are unrestricted to buy where there is a great

deal of personal choice regarding whether to treat your-self or not with regard to an

unimportant purchase. It is necessary to go little further and to offer real valve to a customers

of which the Green Spear Energy Ltd has considered. The customer will undertake a personal

equation comparing the endurance they have to make to obtain the offering against the

advantages from actually owning it. Customers also use price to help determine the likely

quality of a purchase goods and services.

High prices usually indicate high quality considering options; a low price might cause a

potential customer to worry whether the product was really up to the function. There is a

trade-off between price and quality at the fundamental level. To add features can to the costs

of the supplier and this is not always recovered in profit in sales. But however, the friendship

is not that easy and programmes such as zero defects are often very certain when assessing

costs.


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Figure 3 Break-even Point

Total costs

Revenue

And

Cost

Revenue

Fixed costs

Investment Investment Quantity sold

THE BREAK-EVEN POINT:

The break-even point is the level at which the cost of assembling a product equals the

revenue from selling it. Cost plus pricing should be questioned by anyone working in

marketing. The most understandable reason is that:

Costs are about production

Prices are about valve.

Costs must be used to set as bottom line below which prices cannot go without some opposed

balancing gain elsewhere. There can be a care for including a loss leader in a range for giving

away an LE 600 wind turbine or Generac Bio-gas generator. Sometimes a new product might

be offered at a low price in order to encourage customers to try it. If the intention is to raise

price later, then this situation is likely to a price trim promotion.


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TYPES OF PRICING STRATEGIES

PREMIUM PRICING: Premium uses a high price but gives good product and

services in exchange.

PENETRATION PRICING: Penetration pricing is the strategy that deliberately starts

offering excellent value.

ECONOMY PRICING: Economy pricing is a deliberate strategy of low pricing

PSYCHOLOGICAL PRICING: Psychological pricing is designed to get customers to

respond on an emotional rather than rational basis.

PRODUCT LINE PRICING: Product line pricing is a strategy that involves all the

products offered by a supplier.

PRICING VARIATIONS: Variation pricing is off peak pricing and other branch such

as early booking discount, stand by prices and group discounts are used in particular

situations.

STAKE HOLDERS

Projects stakeholders are those activities within or outside an organization which:-

Sponsor a project or gain upon a successful completion of a project or May have a positive or

negative influence in the project completion. The stake holders in this project are Peter

Snelling, Gary Weston and Rodney Beams.

Project stake holders are individuals and organisations that are strongly involved in the

project or whose interests may be affected as a result of project execution. Examples of

project stake holders are

Project leaderImo Bassey

Project team membersDouglas Ballantyne, GolshanDawoodarry, Sree Vishnu and

James Adogo

Upper managementUniversity of Greenwich

Project customerGary Weston

Resource managersGreen Spear Energy Ltd

Project Stake HoldersRodney Beams and Peter Snelling

Project testersGreen Spear Energy Ltd


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SUPPLY CHAIN

A supply chain is a system of organisation people, information and resources involved in

moving a product or service from supplier to customer. The Green Spear Energy Ltd can

supply the customer needs if the customer is willing to take the deal.

Figure 4


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PROJECT METHODOLOGY

Table 3

Identification of

customer

requirements

Brainstorming

Selection process forrenewable energy

that meets customer

requirements

Research on chosen

renewable energy

Allocation group

members roles and

responsibilities

Looking for possible

ideas

Power

requirementsMarket Research

Gathering of data Report writing


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PROJECT

DESCRIPTION


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INTRODUCTION

LV21 is a steel hulled lightship that is being reconstructed into a floating traditional facility

designed that provide services promoting and supporting the innovative industries in the

Medway region, she is a unique in structure and apparent identity and she also honour the

maritime traditions

Figure 5

Technical data

Length o.a. : 133 feet (ca. 40,54 m)

Length : 114 feet (ca. 34,75 m)

Beam : 26.5 feet (ca. 8,08 m)

Draft : 12.5 feet (ca. 3,81 m)

Authority : Trinity House, LondonYear of construction : 1963

Shipyard : Philip & Son, Dartmouth, Devon, England

Yard-No. : 1330

Material : steel (riveted)


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History of Light Vessels

June 1962

Trinity House, London ordered it.

LV 21 was the last ship built for trinity house.

September 16th,

1963It was launched

December 31st, 1963 It was handed over

1976

East Goodwin station

1980 The ship was converted to automatic light vessel

June 28th, 1981

The LV 21 ship had a collision with the ore carrier "Ore Meteor"

in tow by "Suzanne M" got damaged and was repaired at

Southampton.

1995 Channel station

1997-2001 East Goodwin station

October 20th, 2003

The light vessel is still in the Trinity House fleet and was used at

the Seven Stones station.

2008 Retired from service

July 31st, 2009The ship was put on sale by Trinity House at Trinity House Depot

in Swansea, England

2009 It was acquired by Gary Weston and PiviSeppl

December 21st, 2009

The light vessel was towed by the GPS Marines tugboat NAPIA

to Medway and was berthed at Gillingham pier today. It is being

designed into a modern era place where events will be held.
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CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS

From the meeting with Gary Weston, the following observations were made:

The current system consists of:

Shore power line

Water line

Portable electric heaters

No toilets on board

The customer requirements were noted to be:

8000 Budgetpossible exception if it pays for itself

5 distinct areas of the ship, possible different systems for each

12-16kva backup generator

Permanent Heating for accommodation & Portable Heaters for Galley

Cooking solution

Toilets for crew and guests

Possible water supply system if possible

Nothing that will take away from ships heritage

Emergency lights, separate power source (Wind)


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IDEAL PRODUCT SPECIFICATION

The ideal product should have the following characteristics:

Reasonable CostQuoted cost should be achievable by client and represent good value for

money.

Aesthetic-The system should not be invasive and an eyesore to the identity and appearance

of the ship as it is intended to be a socio-cultural hub.

Low Maintenance Requir ementsSystem should have low on-going maintenance

requirements, and clear instructions should be provided for the small amount of essential

maintenance that is required.

Ful fi ls Customer NeedsSystem should fulfil customer needs as completely as possible, but

without over specifying and wasting resources.

Long li fetimeThe build quality and material of all components should be chosen to allow

the system a long lifetime (compared to similar products) if adequately maintained.

Low Noise LevelSystem should be designed to have as low as possible noise level while

running, such that it does not unduly disturb the client.

Environmentall y F ri endlySystem must comply with all environmental regulations and

preferably use a low pollution, renewable, fuel source.

Locally AvailableIdeal system will have all required components and necessary running

materials available locally, to minimise transportation and delivery times & costs.


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BACKGROUND ON RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable Energy can be defined as Energy that comes from the naturally replenished

(renewable) energy sources such as sunlight and wind. Renewable energy sources are

environmentally friendly sources of energy that do not pollute our environment releasing any

form of hazardous waste thereby does not contribute to climate change and global warming

like typical sources do. This is the major reason why renewable energy is so closely related to

environment and ecology in diverse ways.

Oftentimes renewable energy is referred to as the exact opposite to fossil fuels. Fossil fuels

have tradition in their hands while renewable energy sector has recently started developing

and this is the main reason renewable energy is still finding it a little challenging to compete

with fossil fuels, with the costs inclusive.

Renewable energy still needs to improve its cost-competitiveness, because most renewable

energy sources still require subsidies to remain competitive with fossil fuels in term of costs

(though it also has to be said that the prices of renewable energy technologies are constantly

dropping so it's only really a matter of time before renewable energy will become cost

competitive with traditional fuels without subsidies.)

Renewable Energy facilities generally requires less maintenance compared to other

generators. Its fuel is mainly derived from natural and available resources reduce the cost of

preparation.

However, it is more important that renewable energy produces little or no waste products;

these include carbon dioxide as well as other chemical pollutants. This makes it have a

minimal damage to the environment.


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Types of Renewable Energy

There are several types of Renewable Energy depending on its source of energy. The

following are the list of Renewable Energy types:

- Wind energy

- Hydro power

- Solar energy

- Biomass

- Biofuel

- Geothermal energy

1. Wind energy: This is one of the most common types of Renewable energy for

commercial and domestic use. Airflow is used to run turbines. Wind energy can

produce power of about 2500 MW and generates 1% of our electricity. The wind

rotates blades around a hub which is linked to the main shaft.

Its power output is actually a function of the cube of the wind speed, therefore the

wind speed increases, and the power output greatly. The convenient areas for the wind

farms are areas with very strong and often constant. These include high altitude sites

and offshore. The size of the turbines is dependent on the amount of energy it

requires.

For domestic uses, the smaller wind turbine is preferable and while the bigger turbines

are best for commercial purposes.

2. Hydro power: This is the most common source of renewable energy generated from

water, where the flow of water is converted into unstable energy generated. The

source of Hydropower could be from rivers released via turbines to generate energy. It

provides about 10% of the nations electricity producing 77000 MW of Hydropower.

3. Geothermal energy: This type of energy is generated from heath via turbines given off

by the earth. It is considered a renewable energy source since the water in the earth is

replenished by frequent rainfall and heat used often.


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4. Solar energy: This form of energy is generated for the sun with the use of solar panels

used to generate electricity and it depends on photovoltaic cells and heat energy. The

radiant light and heat from the sun has been converted to electricity. About 30% of the

heat from the sun is reflected back to space while the rest is absorbed by clouds,

oceans and land masses.

5. Biomass: Its main source is from the sun via photosynthesis, plants absorb the suns

energy. These plants release the suns energy when burnt, producing about 7000 MW

of renewable electricity. Its sources include forestry and wood products, agriculture

and wood products.

6. Biofuel: This type of renewable energy if composed of hydroelectric power generated

from wind waves, solar as well as other forms of generating energy. it is commonly

known and petrol, biodiesel which includes growing crops made up of high amounts

of natural oil then through a process of hydrogenation of refining a more compatible

biodiesel.


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Advantages and Disadvantages

Renewable energy is derived from natural processes. It has various forms and can be derived

directly from the sun, or heat generated deep within the earth.

ADVANTAGES:

The major advantage of renewable energy is the fact that they are renewable and its sources

are easy to reach at least in our lifetimes, provided humans still exist.

It can be used without depleting it

There is no green gas emission, no pollution emission-no form of contribution to

global warming

Renewable energy is healthy and environmentally friendly

All forms of energy are expensive, but as time and technologies advance, renewable

energy generally reduces in cost, while fossil fuels generally get more expensive

DISADVANTAGES:

All forms of energy are expensive. This is as a result of its advanced technology

leading to large capital cost

It is difficult to generate the quantities of electricity for example that are as large as

those produced by traditional fossil fuel generators. Energy facilities will have to be

built if considering the use of renewable energy

The reliability of supply. Renewable energy mostly dependent on the weather for its

source of power. For instance hydro generators need rain to fill dams to supply

flowing water, wind turbines require wind to rotate the blades and solar panels needs

sunshine to absorb heat and make electricity. These can all be very unpredictable and

unreliable.


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MINDMAPS-RENEWABLE ENERGY

Figure 6


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DECISION MATRIX

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POTENTIAL

ENERGY AND

HEATING

SOLUTIONS


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WIND TURBINE

Wind power involves converting wind energy into electricity by using wind turbines. A

turbine is composed of 3 propellers like blades called rotor. The rotor is attached to a tall

tower. A rotor is a three-bladed device (looking like the rotor on a household fan except

much larger) that sits at the front of the wind turbine. Wind power is converted into

electricity by magnets moving past stationary coils of wire known as stator. The wind causes

the rotor to turn a shaft that transfers the motion to a nacelle, the large housing at the top of a

wind turbine tower. Inside the nacelle, the rotating shaft enters a gearbox that increases the

shaft's speed of rotation. The fast rotating shaft is connected to a generator that converts the

movement into electricity and medium voltage. Wind turbines convert the kinetic energy inthe wind into mechanical energy and the mechanical energy is converted into electrical

energy by a generator.

There are three types of wind turbines:

Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

Figure 7


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Graph depicting rotor diameter with respect to wind power.

Figure 8

The Wind turbine is the source of generating electricity energy from wind energy where

efficiency plays a big role. Efficiency is defined as ratio of energy input to electrical output,

Thus for the efficiency in case of wind turbines is important so that it is made sure that ample

amount of energy is converted into electricity. The older wind turbine were lesser efficient

considering their structure and comparatively generates very less amount of power with

respect to the design of wind turbines in the present world. Thus efficiency plays a big role in

generation of electricity from wind energy.

Figure 9


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Working principles of wind turbines

Wind power is converted into electricity by magnets moving past stationary coils of wire

known as stator. The wind causes the rotor to turn a shaft that transfers the motion to a

nacelle, the large housing at the top of a wind turbine tower.

Inside the nacelle, the rotating shaft enters a gearbox that increases the shaft's speed of

rotation. The fast rotating shaft is connected to a generator that converts the movement into

electricity and medium voltage.

Wind turbines operate on a simple principle. The energy in the wind turns two or three

propeller-like blades around a rotor. The rotor is connected to the main shaft, which spins a

generator to create electricity. Wind turbines are mounted on a tower to capture the most

energy. When the wind blows, a pocket of low-pressure air forms on the downwind side of

the blade. The low-pressure air pocket then pulls the blade toward it, causing the rotor to turn.

This is called lift. The force of the lift is actually much stronger than the wind's force against

the front side of the blade, which is called drag. The combination of lift and drag causes the

rotor to spin like a propeller, and the turning shaft spins a generator to make electricity.

Figure 10


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The graph belowshows the wind speed with respect to ships speed.

Figure 11

Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWT)

Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine These are the wind turbines with a rotor shaft and an

electrical generator at the top of a tower which is placed at places of wind. Small wind

turbines are pointed by simple wind vane whereas the Long wind turbines generally have a

wind sensor, voltage regulators and a gearbox to increase or reduce the speed of wind for the

purpose of generation of electricity through a generator.

An average wind speed of 5 m/s is required for grid connected applications where as Wind

speed of 3-4 m/s is applicable for battery charging, water pumping. The wind turbine has a

life span of 2-030 years when maintained well.


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Diagrammatic representation of the HAWT:

Figure 12


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Advantages of Horizontal Axis Wind turbines

The blade pitch is variable which helps it to turn it into the desired angle in which the

wind flows, with the controllers attached to it makes the HAWT easier to point

towards the wind with help of computer aided programmes.

The tall tower allows it to catch the wind in higher areas. In wind shear sites, the wind

speed increases by 20 % and power output also increases by 34%.

As the blades are perpendicular to the wind it has high efficiency also it receives

power through whole rotation.

Disadvantages of Horizontal Axis Wind turbines

The tower are long enough and are thus difficult in transportation

Tall HAWT are difficult to install as it requires, skilled operators and tall cranes

It is difficult to mount the massive height blades, generator and gearbox onto the

turbine

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Types of Horizontal Axis Wind turbine (HAWT)

Horizontal-axis wind turbines have two or three blades where the three blade wind turbines

can be upwind where, wind passes over the blades and downwind too where wind passes

round blades before hitting the blades.

Figure 13

Some designs of horizontal wind turbine

1. TRADITIONAL WIND MILL

Figure 14


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2. SKYSTREAM 3.7 CLOSE UP

Figure 15

3. EVANCE R9000 5KW

Figure 16


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4. LE-600 BATTERY CHARGING WIND TURBINE

Figure 17

Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (HAWT)

Vertical Axis wind turbines are practical, easier and simpler to install than a Horizontal axis

wind turbine. They are cheaper than HAWT. They are as efficient as HAWT and they have

the tendency of facing the winds which makes it more renewable and a good source for a

faster mode of generation of electricity.

Advantages of VAWT are:

There is no need of steering as they always face the wind.

They have a greater surface area for capturing wind

They are visible and slow moving and thus does cause any harm to wind life.

They can be converted from mill watts to megawatts in an easy way

They can be installed in a variety of locations

They are more efficient in gusty winds

They doesnt require much maintenance


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Disadvantages of VAWT

It generates less amount of electricity as it is mounted closer to the ground.

They cant be installed on towers as they may be erect and cause problems thus they

can be only installed in flat surfaces like grounds.

It is inefficient in dragging each blade through ground or building.

Types of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

1. Darrius TurbineIt is named after Georges Darrieusa Frenchman who invented it.

It provides good efficiency It has low torque

An additional rotor is required to start it.

Figure 18


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2. Gorlov Helical Turbine (QR 5)It came up in early 21st century for sloving issues

raised by Darrius Turbine.

It is designed for urban development which has areas of low wind speed

It is self-starting

It offers better reliability

Figure 19

3. GiromillThis is a variation of Darrius turbine.

It offers variable pitch

The Giromill wind turbine uses a combination of both lift and drag

mechanisms

It offers high standard torque

Figure 20


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4. Savonius TurbineIt is named after Sigurd Johannes Savonius who invented this

turbine in 1992

They are mostly self-starting

They have helical scoops foe smooth torque. The turbine consists of helical

scoops for smooth torque.

Figure 21

Comparison between VAWT and HAWT

HAWT VAWT

1. They have their axis of rotation parallel to

ground

1. They have rotor blades that spin parallel to

ground

2. It has a yaw mechanism to position the

wind turbine in proper direction to capture

wind for generating electricity

2. They are designed in a way that they dont

need any mechanism to capture wind.

3. It has a great height and an extension for

generator and gearbox

3. It has its gear box and generator placed on

ground due it axial rotation

4. They have high efficient energy

conversion than VAWT

4. As VAWT turns parallel to the ground, most

of the time its rotor blades turns against the

wind.

5. Difficult to install due to its height 5. Easy to install

6. Difficult for maintenance as it is at a great

height

6. It is easy to maintain as it is placed on

ground

7. They require tower that can erect the rotor

blades to high location so as to maximise

the wind speed

7. They require guy cables to make sure that

the machine is stable.

Table 5
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As VAWT are easy to maintain and can be installed easily it is used in private homes. But

HAWT offers more efficiency as compared to VAWT.

Below shows a graph of power output with respect to wind speed

Figure 22


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SELECTION PROCESS BETWEEN WIND TURBINES

Wind Speed near the LV21

Figure 23

From the wind speed of 4.18 m/s the following turbines are being selected -


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JFVC-1KW wind turbine

Figure 24

Product Description

Rated power 1000W

Rated voltageV 24/48

Generator style 3-phase AC PM

Start-up wind speed (m/s) 2.5

Rated wind speedm/s 10

Working wind speed (m/s) 3-25

Number of bladespcs 5

Diameter of wind rotorm 2.5

Blades length (mm) 1650

Tower height (m) 8

Controller and inverter Advanced wind hybrid Controller and pure

sine wave inverter.

Battery reference 12V100AH*4

Power capabilities water pumps (285W and under),small

refrigerators, washing machines, hot plates,

electric fans, lighting, and charging various

electronics.

Table 6


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The advantages of JFVC wind turbines over other wind turbines

It accepts wind from any direction

The change in the wind speed does not affect its rotation

Due to the elimination of the yaw system it has higher overall efficiency

It makes very less noise as compared to others

Can be mounted without long range towers

Cost Description

Model Description Unit Price

Generator (cast iron) USD 915.00

Generator (aluminium) USD 970.00

FRP blades and rotor USD 410.00

Advanced off grid controller with low volt

charging

And communication function

USD 440.00

Inverter USD 155.00

Free stand tower and ground base USD 535.00

Guy cable tower and ground base USD 225.00

JFVC-1KW

12V100ah battery, 4pcs

USD 440.00

Total Cost Considering Generator (Cast Iron) USD 3120 = 2000

Table 7


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LE 600 wind turbines

Figure 25

This is an incredibly quiet, light weight and a wind turbine that provides fantastic power

production for boats, yachts etc.

It is a unique downwind wind turbine featuring an integrated axial flux 3 phase permanent

magnet generator. It uses the neodymium iron boron magnet technology which helps the

turbine to rotate in low wind speed and also delivers a good amount of power when at great

heights.

The LE 600 is one of the best wind turbines due to its quiet operation, UV resistivity,

extremely tough and designed to work in all weather conditions. This is because it is

equipped with the Whispower blade technology. In case of strong wind turbines, to prevent

damages It has a pre-set shut down system which automatically shutdowns. This automatic

braking system makes it ideal for marine operations


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Technical data

Peak output 700W

Rated output 160W @ 7.2m/s

Weight 19.5kg

Rotor Diameter 1.54 metre

Type 3 bladed downwind turbine

Blade Material Glass Reinforced Nylon

Alternator 3-Phase Brushless NIB rotor PMA

An

Indipendent Supply for Light Vessel 21

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