NREL Innovations Help Drive Wind Industry Transformation (Fact Sheet)

Ernest Tucker

NREL Innovations Help Drive Wind Industry Transformation (Fact Sheet)

Ernest Tucker

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Abstract

For nearly 30 years, NREL has helped the wind turbine industry through design and research innovations. The comprehensive capabilities of the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC), ranging from specialized computer simulation tools to unique test facilities, has been used to design, develop, and deploy several generations of advanced wind energy technology.

Original language	American English
State	Published - 2013

NREL Publication Number

NREL/FS-6A42-59014

Keywords

airfoils
computer aided engineering (CAE)
controllable grid interface
dynamic system simulation
dynamometers
endurance testing
fatigue damage
GE
gearbox failures
gearbox reliability
highly accelerated life testing
land-based
National Wind Technology Center
NWTC
offshore
variable speed wind turbines
wind power
wind resource maps
wind turbine simulation tools

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NREL Innovations Help Drive Wind Industry Transformation (Fact Sheet)

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