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Title: Power Performance Testing Activities in the DOE-EPRI Turbine Verification Program

Abstract

As part of the US Department of Energy/Electric Power Research Institute (DOE-EPRI) Wind Turbine Verification Program, Global Energy Concepts (GEC) is engaged in planning and conducting power performance tests for wind turbines in Searsburg, Vermont; Glenmore, Wisconsin; Algona, Iowa; Springview, Nebraska; Kotzebue, Alaska; and Big Spring, Texas. The turbines under investigation include a 550-kW Zond Z-40 FS, a 600-kW Tacke 600e, two 750-kW Zond Z-50s, a 66-kW AOC 15/50, a 660-kW Vestas V-47, and a 1.65-MW Vestas V-66. The testing is performed in a variety of terrain types, including mountains, plains, deserts, and coastal tundra; and under a wide range of atmospheric conditions from arid to arctic. Because one goal of this testing program is to gain experience with the new International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61400-12 standard, all of the measurements are being performed in accordance with this new standard. This paper presents the status of the power performance testing at each site, the methodologies employed, test results available, and lessons learned from the application of the IEC standard. Any sources of uncertainty are discussed, and attention is given to the relative importance of each aspect of the IEC standard in terms of its contribution to the overall measurement uncertainty.

Authors:
; ;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Global Energy Concepts, LLC
  2. McNiff Light Industry
  3. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of Energy (US)
OSTI Identifier:
763422
Report Number(s):
NREL/CP-500-28589
TRN: AH200033%%173
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-99GO10337
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: American Wind Energy Association's WindPower 2000, Palm Springs, CA (US), 04/30/2000--05/03/2000; Other Information: PBD: 11 Sep 2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
17 WIND ENERGY; WIND TURBINES; PERFORMANCE TESTING; FIELD TESTS; POWER RANGE 100-1000 KW; POWER RANGE 10-100 KW; POWER RANGE 01-10 MW; STANDARDS; TURBINE VERIFICATION PROGRAM; TVP; ZOND; VESTAS; AOC; ATLANTIC ORIENT CORPORATION; ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE; EPRI; GLOBAL ENERGY CONCEPTS; GEC; IEC STANDARD 61400-12

Citation Formats

VandenBosche, J, McCoy, T, Rhoads, H, McNiff, B, and Smith, B. Power Performance Testing Activities in the DOE-EPRI Turbine Verification Program. United States: N. p., 2000. Web.
VandenBosche, J, McCoy, T, Rhoads, H, McNiff, B, & Smith, B. Power Performance Testing Activities in the DOE-EPRI Turbine Verification Program. United States.
VandenBosche, J, McCoy, T, Rhoads, H, McNiff, B, and Smith, B. 2000. "Power Performance Testing Activities in the DOE-EPRI Turbine Verification Program". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/763422.
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title = {Power Performance Testing Activities in the DOE-EPRI Turbine Verification Program},
author = {VandenBosche, J and McCoy, T and Rhoads, H and McNiff, B and Smith, B},
abstractNote = {As part of the US Department of Energy/Electric Power Research Institute (DOE-EPRI) Wind Turbine Verification Program, Global Energy Concepts (GEC) is engaged in planning and conducting power performance tests for wind turbines in Searsburg, Vermont; Glenmore, Wisconsin; Algona, Iowa; Springview, Nebraska; Kotzebue, Alaska; and Big Spring, Texas. The turbines under investigation include a 550-kW Zond Z-40 FS, a 600-kW Tacke 600e, two 750-kW Zond Z-50s, a 66-kW AOC 15/50, a 660-kW Vestas V-47, and a 1.65-MW Vestas V-66. The testing is performed in a variety of terrain types, including mountains, plains, deserts, and coastal tundra; and under a wide range of atmospheric conditions from arid to arctic. Because one goal of this testing program is to gain experience with the new International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61400-12 standard, all of the measurements are being performed in accordance with this new standard. This paper presents the status of the power performance testing at each site, the methodologies employed, test results available, and lessons learned from the application of the IEC standard. Any sources of uncertainty are discussed, and attention is given to the relative importance of each aspect of the IEC standard in terms of its contribution to the overall measurement uncertainty.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/763422}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 11 00:00:00 EDT 2000},
month = {Mon Sep 11 00:00:00 EDT 2000}
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