Japan take advantage of the Typhoons turbine into power for 50 years

The seasonal Hurricane Debbie that hit Australia causing a certain amount of destruction at home and fascist lots of trees to shut down the streets.

Damage occurred due to the Typhoon blow at speeds reaching 250 kilometers per hour. However, the danger of this typhoon blowing instead utilized a Japan to be the source of energy.

typoon cyclone

Through his new company, Challenergy, Atsushi Shimizu managed to invent a wind turbine-powered the world's first typhoon. Egg beaters are shaped like a turbine is not only designed to withstand the tremendous power of the tropical cyclone but can also utilize its energy.

Shimizu says than a hurricane, a series of electric generator can be the source of the energy of Japan for 50 years. The cyclone-powered turbine has great energy potential, given that there are six typhoons that hit the country sakura this year.

"Japan actually has more wind power than solar, just not utilized. Japan has the potential to become a superpower, "said Shimizu

wind turbines design

According to the founder of the company, Challenergy green energy, a wind turbine that Japan imported from Europe are not suited to the specific climate of the country. For, the imported turbines tends to break down when the Typhoon struck.

Based on the issue, Shimizu then made a special turbines. Although it has never faced a full-fledged Typhoon, but the technology was designed to cope with the unpredictable wind patterns and large magnitude. Axis omnidirectional and speed adjustable blade, ensure that the turbine will not spin out of control.

In a test simulation, the turbine efficiency level of up to 30 percent. The amount is slightly lower than normal turbines reach 40 percent, but again, the normal turbine cannot operate in conditions of typhoons.

Reduced power efficiency is probably not a big deal, considering how the magnitude of the energy produced by the Typhoon. Once occurs, the cyclone could generate a level of kinetic energy that is equivalent to half the capacity of power plants around the world. The only problem is, how to ' catch ' the energy physically.

In addition to the need to find a way to capture the energy of typhoons, there is another challenge that must be faced by Shimizu and his team, namely the problem of energy storage space. In spite of the challenges that exist, a team of researchers has taken their first step by installing a prototype of their first turbine in Okinawa, to test it with a real hurricane.

Currently, the Government of Japan was looking for new energy sources, after the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear energy program is a screw up there. About 84 percent of Japan's current energy supply is imported from other countries.

If the turbine Shimizu successfully takes it anyway, typhoons and energy technology that can make Japan more independently in the future.

source : asia.nikkei