NREL Small Wind Turbine Test Project: Mariah Power's Windspire Wind Turbine Test Chronology.

Huskey, A. ; Forsyth, T.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: Wind turbines;    Small wind independent testing;    Windspire;    Turbulence;    Wind energy;   

RP-ID  :  DE2009957342

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

To help industry offer consumers more small wind turbine systems that are certified for safety and performance, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched a Small Wind Independent Testing project in 2007. The small wind turbines will be tested to standards adopted by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and in compliance with the draft American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) standards for small wind turbine systems. The resultant test data may be used by the Small Wind Certification Council (SWCC), a nonprofit organization formed with support from the DOE, AWEA, state energy offices, and turbine manufacturers to certify small wind turbine systems. SWCC certification is expected to commence in 2009. Test data could also be submitted to international certification agents as partial input for international certification. Small wind turbines that are tested and certified will give consumers greater confidence that the systems they install will perform within specified wind regimes as advertised by the manufacturer.