Advances in Rooftop Wind Turbines and their Installation to Reduce Noise and Vibration Issues

摘要

Elephant and Castle is undergoing urban regeneration, 40 hectares will be redeveloped between 2006 and 2018. This part of the project was designed to establish which type of urban wind turbine is most effective, whilst minimizing the effect on the residents and community. As an experimental site an 11 storey concrete residential building was selected for a pilot study. The first urbine (an urban wind turbine), a Proven 6 kW turbine, was installed in June 2007; the second, a Quiet Revolution 5 was installed in June 2008. The urbines were installed on condition that a noise and vibration report covering the initial three months was acceptable to Southwark Council. Monitoring was undertaken on the rooftop and in an unused flat directly beneath the primary turbine. In addition, wind, weather and electricity produced were recorded for the period June 2008-Feb 2010 [1,2,3].