Central and South West wind power project second-year operating experience: 1997--1998 -- U.S. Department of Energy-EPRI wind turbine verification program. Final report
- Global Energy Concepts, Kirkland, WA (United States)
The Wind Turbine Verification Program (TVP) is a collaborative effort of the US Department of Energy, the Electric Power Research Institute, and host utilities to develop, construct, and operate wind power plants. Through their involvement as a TVP host utility, Central and South West Services (CSWS) has developed, constructed, and is now operating a commercial wind power plant. The facility was constructed in 1995 at a site in the Davis Mountains near the town of Fort Davis in West Texas. CSWS accepted the project in July 1996. The 6.0 MW wind power plant consists of 12 Zond Z-40-A wind turbines that use ailerons for power regulation and overspeed control. As part of the TVP, CSWS will conduct a three-year performance evaluation program of their wind project. This report discusses the activities and experiences during the second year of operation at the CSWS TVP wind project. It includes summaries of the wind resource data, actual and projected energy production, and availability at the site during the second year of operation. The report discusses the operation and maintenance activities and categorizes the downtime experienced by the turbines during the period from July 1997 through June 1998. Although the project has not achieved its performance goals during the first two years, there are several issues that will be addressed in the future to improve the operation of the project and optimize its performance. A subsequent annual report on the CSWS project is planned to document the third year of operating experience.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Global Energy Concepts, Kirkland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 362641
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-TR--111436; NC: NONE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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