Modal testing of advanced wind turbine systems
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO (United States). National Wind Technology Center
The US Department of Energy (DOE), in conjunction with the US wind industry, is supporting the development of technology for advanced, higher efficiency wind energy conversion systems. Under the Advanced Wind Turbine (AAWT) Program, the DOE, through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), will assist US industry in incorporating advanced wind turbine technology into utility-grade wind turbines. As part of the AWT Program, NREL is conducting a range of activities aimed at assisting the wind industry with system design analysis and testing. One major activity is NREL`s Full System Model Testing (FSMT) task. In 1993 and 1994, NREL`s FSMT team conducted model surveys on several wind turbine systems developed by industry, including Atlantic Orient Corporation`s AOC 15/50, R. Lynette and Associates` AWT-26 P1, and Carter Wind Turbines Incorporated`s CWT-300. This paper describes how these model surveys were carried out and how industry and NREL wind researchers used the experimental results to validate their analytical models.
- OSTI ID:
- 93014
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950116-; ISBN 0-7918-1294-4; TRN: IM9537%%57
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1995 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) energy sources technology conference and exhibition, Houston, TX (United States), 29 Jan - 1 Feb 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Wind energy 1995. SED-Volume 16; Musial, W.D.; Hock, S.M. [eds.] [National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO (United States)]; Berg, D.E. [ed.] [Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)]; PB: 298 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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