Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00430, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Sun, Qiao (University of Calgary), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Alberta, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : New Leaf Management is a Vancouver-based R&D startup company focused on sustainable energy solutions._x000D_
The company aims to develop novel Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) harvesting technologies with an ambitious_x000D_
goal to produce energy at very low cost so that it can compete against any other form of conventional and_x000D_
renewable power. Motivated by the fact that wind at higher altitude is both stronger and more consistent, New_x000D_
Leaf is pursuing the development of disruptive AWE harvesting technologies using economical airborne_x000D_
devices. A modern wind turbine requires a massive hub, nacelle, and hundreds of tons of tower steel and_x000D_
concrete foundations. Compared to such a turbine, an AWE apparatus only requires a light tether and flying_x000D_
apparatus. If AWE based technologies are successfully developed, wind energy can be harvested in a wider_x000D_
range of geographic locations and provide electricity at less than half the cost of existing wind turbine_x000D_
technologies._x000D_
The proposed project aims to evaluate the feasibility of an auto-gyro kite system for energy generation and_x000D_
assess the commercial viability of such a system. To this end, New Leaf has developed a simple auto-gyro kite_x000D_
power prediction model. However, this model does not capture the effects of wind gradient, blade stall, as well_x000D_
as rotor and tether dynamics. It is inappropriate to be used for design and configuration optimization of the_x000D_
auto-gyro apparatus. To achieve this goal, an aero-structural dynamics model that can accurately capture both_x000D_
the aerodynamics and the structural dynamics of the auto-gyro system is necessary. The model will enable us to_x000D_
predict the performance of different design configurations to help determine the optimum parameters that are_x000D_
important for both maintaining flight stability and maximizing power generation. Model validation and design_x000D_
configuration proof testing will be achieved using a RC controlled auto-gyro prototype device developed by_x000D_
New Leaf. These are important pre-requisite R&D steps leading to a future commercial AWE demonstration_x000D_
project., program purpose french : New Leaf Management is a Vancouver-based R&D startup company focused on sustainable energy solutions._x000D_
The company aims to develop novel Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) harvesting technologies with an ambitious_x000D_
goal to produce energy at very low cost so that it can compete against any other form of conventional and_x000D_
renewable power. Motivated by the fact that wind at higher altitude is both stronger and more consistent, New_x000D_
Leaf is pursuing the development of disruptive AWE harvesting technologies using economical airborne_x000D_
devices. A modern wind turbine requires a massive hub, nacelle, and hundreds of tons of tower steel and_x000D_
concrete foundations. Compared to such a turbine, an AWE apparatus only requires a light tether and flying_x000D_
apparatus. If AWE based technologies are successfully developed, wind energy can be harvested in a wider_x000D_
range of geographic locations and provide electricity at less than half the cost of existing wind turbine_x000D_
technologies._x000D_
The proposed project aims to evaluate the feasibility of an auto-gyro kite system for energy generation and_x000D_
assess the commercial viability of such a system. To this end, New Leaf has developed a simple auto-gyro kite_x000D_
power prediction model. However, this model does not capture the effects of wind gradient, blade stall, as well_x000D_
as rotor and tether dynamics. It is inappropriate to be used for design and configuration optimization of the_x000D_
auto-gyro apparatus. To achieve this goal, an aero-structural dynamics model that can accurately capture both_x000D_
the aerodynamics and the structural dynamics of the auto-gyro system is necessary. The model will enable us to_x000D_
predict the performance of different design configurations to help determine the optimum parameters that are_x000D_
important for both maintaining flight stability and maximizing power generation. Model validation and design_x000D_
configuration proof testing will be achieved using a RC controlled auto-gyro prototype device developed by_x000D_
New Leaf. These are important pre-requisite R&D steps leading to a future commercial AWE demonstration_x000D_
project., agreement title english : Aero-structural dynamics modeling for an auto-gyro generator system, agreement title french : Aero-structural dynamics modeling for an auto-gyro generator system, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada