Field verification program for small wind turbines. Quarterly report for the period October - December 1999

Hansen, A. Craig ; Davis, Dean A.

Windward Engineering, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)

关键词: Wind Turbines;    Installation;    Computerized Simulation;    National Renewable Energy Laboratory;    Utah;   

DOI  :  10.2172/759349
RP-ID  :  DOE/GO/10460-Q
RP-ID  :  FC36-99GO10460
RP-ID  :  759349

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Windward Engineering has a Cooperative Agreement with the Department of Energy to install two Whisper 900 wind turbines, one at the NREL National Wind Technology Center and one at a test site near Spanish Fork Utah. The authors monitor the turbine in Spanish Fork for approximately three years and report energy production availability, and general operating experience. In addition, they created a computer model to predict the furling behavior of the Whisper 900. They compare the predictions with measurements from the Utah test site. This is the first quarterly report on this project. The report is organized into 6 tasks and the progress is discussed for each task. The tasks are: (1) Install two turbines and repair as needed; (2) Phase 1 testing and analysis; (3) Phase 2 testing and analysis; (4) Phase 3 testing and analysis; (5) Turbine removal and inspection; and (6) Reporting and administration.