Conditions Contributing to Adverse Loading of Wind Turbines In the Nocturnal Boundary Layer: Final Report, November 15, 2003 -- December 31, 2004

Research output: NRELSubcontract Report

Abstract

This report summarizes the development of a methodology to describe the characteristics of coherent turbulence in the nocturnal boundary layer that are known to induce excessive structural loads and component vibration in operating wind turbines and suggestions for applying those results in the development of techniques of real-time detection and prediction that can be used for mitagationpurposes.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages50
StatePublished - 2005

Bibliographical note

Work performed by Colorado Research Associates, Boulder, Colorado

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/SR-500-37809

Keywords

  • adverse turbulent conditions prediction
  • coherent turbulence loading
  • Kelvin-Helmholtz instability
  • nocturnal boundary layer
  • wind turbines

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