Defining the normal turbine inflow within a wind park environment

Conference · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:7368521

Kelley, N D

This brief paper discusses factors that must be considered when defining the [open quotes]normal[close quotes] (as opposed to [open quotes]extreme[close quotes]) loading conditions seen in wind turbines operating within a wind park environment. The author defines the [open quotes]normal[close quotes] conditions to include fatigue damage accumulation as a result of: (1) start/stop cycles, (2) emergency shutdowns, and (3) the turbulence environment associated with site and turbine location. He also interprets [open quotes]extreme[close quotes] loading conditions to include those events that can challenge the survivability of the turbine.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 7368521
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-442-5619; CONF-9304177-1; ON: DE93010032
• Resource Relation: Conference: IEA expert meeting 24: wind conditions for wind turbine design, Roskilde (Denmark), 29-30 Apr 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

17 WIND ENERGY
TURBINE BLADES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
FATIGUE
WIND TURBINE ARRAYS
DAMAGE
DYNAMIC LOADS
FLUID MECHANICS
S CODES
STRESSES
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
TURBULENT FLOW
COMPUTER CODES
FLUID FLOW
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MECHANICS
SIMULATION
170602* - Wind Energy Engineering- Turbine Design & Operation