Abstract
This report presents the Phase I results of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) WindPACT (Wind Partnership for Advanced Component Technologies) Advanced Wind Turbine Drive Train Designs Study. Global Energy Concepts, LLC performed this work under a subcontract with NREL. The purpose of the WindPACT project is to identify technology improvements that will enable the cost of energy(COE) from wind turbines to be reduced. Other parts of the WindPACT project have examined blade and logistics scaling, balance-of-station costs, and rotor design. This study was designed to investigate innovative drive train designs.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 556 |
State | Published - 2003 |
Bibliographical note
Work performed by Global Energy Concepts, LLC, Kirkland, WashingtonNREL Publication Number
- NREL/SR-500-33196
Keywords
- drive train designs
- drive trains
- global energy concepts
- wind energy
- wind turbines
- WindPACT