Directory:O'Conner Hush Turbine
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Quiet, Affordable Wind Energy
Arthur O'Connor of Australia has international patents on a wind turbine design that is very quiet, can operate a low speeds while tolerating high wind speeds, with a price tag that makes energy generation comparable to grid energy cost for residential and commercial applications.
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Official Website
- http://www.hushenergy.com
- Autumn 2006 Consumer Fact Bulletin (http://www.hushenergy.com/HushTurbine_A4_Autumn06.pdf) (74kb PDF) (web (http://www.hushenergy.com/hushturbine_factbulletin_autumn2006.php)) - "Here's Why The O'Connor Hush Turbine is the perfect solution for your power generation needs"
Patent
Internationally patented.
Features
- Because of it's compact size, the 1m turbine may (potentially) not be required to have special permits to be erected, helping reducing any potential hassles and permit costs.
- suitable for both residential and commercial dwellings.
- operates efficiently in low wind conditions
- high quality design lowers maintenance
- is built to withstand extreme wind conditions
- compatible and interfaceable with existing systems
- 45x as cost effective as some solar systems (which are 75% the cost, but only produce 1/60 the power)
- has a smooth outer edge rather than blades, so birds will likely just bounce off, rather than being whacked
Sizes
Available in a range of sizes from 1m to 5m diameter.
The 1m turbine can generate an average of 5 to 6 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy per day. Price range of $6,000 to $7,000.
The 5m turbine can generate approximately 100 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy per day.
(Based on calculation of approx. 6 hours per day of effective operating time, which is not guaranteed. Power generation is dependent on external factors including but not limited to prevailing wind conditions.)
Independent Testing
The O'Connor Hush Turbine has been wind tunnel tested at RMIT University; School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. September 2005.
- wind tunnel test Energy Output table (http://www.hushenergy.com/energyoutput.php) Power in kilowatts, based on Cp=0.42
Energy Output
| Turbine Diameter | Kilowatts (Wind speed 15m/s) |
| 1m | 0.68 kW |
| 1.5m | 1.54 kW |
| 2m | 2.73 kW |
| 3m | 6.14 kW |
| 4m | 10.91 kW |
| 5m | 17.05 kW |
Testing results announced for a revised turbine unit (wind tunnel tested in July 2006 by RMIT University) utilising a "maximiser" to vary the rotational speed of the turbine showed higher power output (0.915 kW for the 1m model at 15m/s) (Ref (http://www.hushenergy.com.au/hushturbine_media_17aug2006.php))
Hume City Council is about to begin a 12-month trial (23 August 2006) of the turbine at its Sunbury administration office. One device will measure energy production and fluctuations, and another will monitor wind speed, direction and temperature. (Ref (http://www.hushenergy.com/media_12apr06.php))
Inventor: Arthur O'Connor
Source: Herald Sun (http://www.hushenergy.com/media_12apr06.php); April 12, 2006; page 7
O'Connor's passion for wind energy ignited in the 1980s when he invested in a turbine project that eventually folded. He later acquired the patents for the turbines and began refining the design. He has been fine-tuning the hush turbine design for 23 years.
O'Connor sold his business as a funeral director last year (2005) to pursue this project full-time.
O'Connor Wind Energy Pty Ltd
ABN 78 006 261 383
In the News
- Energy invention has fans (http://www.hushenergy.com/media_12apr06.php) - The ex-funeral director has developed a slient, micro-wind turbine that could revolutionise sustainable energy in Australia. (Herald Sun; April 12, 2006; page 7)
- The wind turbine you can't hear (http://www.hushenergy.com/media_ReNew_Issue95.pdf) (pdf) - There aren't many Australian-made wind turbines on the market, but we look at a new design that is not only Aussie designed and made, but is dead quiet too. (ReNew magazine; Issue 95 April-June 2006; page 16)
Distributors
- Airmarine Australia (http://www.airaus.com/airaus/category.jsp?categoryID=131)
Contact
http://www.hushenergy.com/contactus.php (includes email submission form)
O'Connor Wind Energy Pty Ltd
Primary Contact: Arthur O'Connor J.P. (Director)
PO Box 2421, Sunbury Victoria 3429
Australia (near Melbourne)
Mobile +61 (0)408 974 095 | Fax +61 (0)3 8746 9780
email: <oconnor {at} hushenergy.com.au>
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