NEW WIND TURBINE DESIGN BOOK PUBLISHED

The new wind turbine energy extraction limits theory to which the Implux research and development work contributed has now been featured in a new book called Innovation in Wind Turbine Design published by Wileys in September 2011.

The author Peter Jamieson, a long time established expert in the wind turbine design field, performed the validation work of the Implux turbine and subsequently developed the limits theory. One complete chapter has been dedicated to the theory in the innovative technologies section of the book. The book addresses the fundamentals of any wind turbine design, methodologies for evaluation through the application of engineering knowledge to further advance wind technology.

AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION SHOW - NEW INVENTORS

The Implux wind power turbine was featured in a special edition of renewable energy inventions, in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s television show New Inventors on May 4th, 2011.

The inventor Varan Sureshan was interviewed by the host panel about the source of the idea and the development of the invention. A live demonstration of the 1/10th scale model operation was conducted.

Subsequently the Implux design was featured in internet and print magazines in multiple languages resulting in several queries and requests for the product from around the world.

PROTOTYPE FABRICATION

The Proof-Of-Concept prototype unit fabrication and full test assembly was recently completed in Singapore. A typical high-rise building is currently being evaluated for suitability as a potential test location.

USA PATENT AWARD

The IMPLUX Wind Power Turbine has secured USA patents on 15th July 2008. USA patent No. US7400,057,B2 was awarded with 55 claims.

NEW THEORY PUBLISHED

IMPLUX R&D work contributed towards the development and formulation of the latest theory on energy extraction limits by Garrad Hassan & Partners in January 2008.

This work was peer-reviewed and published through Wiley InterScience in the reputable Wind Energy magazine. Jamieson, P. Wind Energy , 2008.

The theory, detailing Universal Energy Extraction Limits from fluid velocity fields in modified flows, was also presented in a scientific track at the European Wind Energy Conference (EWEC 2008) in April 2008. EWEC 2008 Presentation

ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2007

The IMPLUX Wind Power Turbine won an award as a 'Finalist' in the Innovation & Invention category, in the Institution of Engineers Australia's showcase of innovations across the full range of engineering disciplines - the Engineering Excellence Awards 2007 (Sydney Division). The awards are a result of a state wide competition for the recognition of outstanding achievements in the advance of the science and practice of engineering. (Click here to view Implux video clip).

The Managing Director Varan Sureshan was presented with the Finalists Award certificate at the award presentation evening held at 'The Westin Grand Ballroom' in Sydney, Australia on 21 September 2007. A video of the operating model was shown at the ceremony. Photographs and a summary of the invention were published in the showcase book being widely distributed to the engineering industry (see below).

HONDA FORMULA 1 EXPERT TEAM CONCLUDE BREAKTHROUGH STUDIES

The development of the “Implux” concept moved one step closer to reality as the cutting edge Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) study undertaken by HONDA F1’s expert CFD team concluded their 12 month virtual wind tunnel study of the new concept with excellent results.

The use of the latest industry leading (ANSYS) FLUENT CFD software together with complex analysis tools developed in-house by the Honda team in Brackley (UK), for practical application in fluid dynamic design of their Formula 1 racing cars and other innovative wind applications, was utilized in their cluster of high powered computers to optimize the Series 1 and Series 2 designs of the Implux prototypes.

These results have now been provided to (GL) Garrad Hassan (UK), the prominent international wind design consultants for independent validation and analysis.