Acoustic Noise Test Report for the SWIFT Wind Turbine in Boulder, CO

Technical Report · Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1079096· OSTI ID:1079096

Roadman, J.; Huskey, A.

This report summarizes the results of an acoustic noise test that the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) conducted on the SWIFT wind turbine. This test was conducted in accordance with the International Electrotechnical Commission's (IEC) standard, Wind Turbine Generator Systems Part 11: Acoustic Noise Measurement Techniques, IEC 61400-11 Ed.2.1, 2006-11. However, because the SWIFT is a small turbine, as defined by IEC, NREL used 10-second averages instead of 60-second averages and utilized binning by wind speed instead of regression analysis.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Wind Power Program
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1079096
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-5000-58244
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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