Small wind turbine with battery storage stand-alone experiment

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6367879

Butler, P C; Freese, J M; Miller, D W; Price, G D; Carlson, J N

An experiment to evaluate battery storage with a stand-alone wind generator system is being pursued jointly by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and the Rocky Flats Small (<100 kW) Wind Systems Test Facility (Rockwell International). The goal of the experiment is to evaluate the performance, life, and maintenance requirements of batteries in a stand-alone environment. Also, the operating characteristics and life of the wind turbine are being evaluated. This paper will discuss in detail the system components and instrumentation as well as the initial battery capacity testing and load cycle testing. Partial results from the first four months of data will be presented.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); Rockwell International Corp., Golden, CO (USA). Energy Systems Group
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6367879
• Report Number(s): SAND-82-2504C; CONF-830631-7; ON: DE83013751
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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17 WIND ENERGY
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25 ENERGY STORAGE
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DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ENERGY YIELD
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
MACHINERY
MAINTENANCE
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE
SERVICE LIFE
TESTING
TURBINES
TURBOMACHINERY
WIND TURBINES
YIELDS