Mechanical Loads Test Report for the U.S. Department of Energy 1.5-Megawatt Wind Turbine

Technical Report · Thu Jul 16 04:00:00 EDT 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1215119· OSTI ID:1215119

Santos, Rick ^[1]; van Dam, Jeroen ^[2]

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1. Santos Wind Engineering Technologies, Inc., Portland, ME (United States)
2. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

The objective of the test was to obtain a baseline characterization of the mechanical loads of the DOE 1.5 wind turbine located at NREL. The test was conducted in accordance with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Technical Specification, IEC 61400-13 Wind Turbine Generator Systems – Part 13: Measurement of mechanical loads; First Edition 2001-06 [1]. The National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) at NREL conducted this test in accordance with its quality system procedures so that the final test report meets the full requirements of its accreditation by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). NREL’s quality system requires that all applicable requirements specified by A2LA and International Standards Organization/IEC 17025 be met or to note any exceptions in the test report.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
• Contributing Organization: Santos Wind Engineering Technologies, Inc., Portland, Maine
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1215119
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP--5000-63679
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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