Abstract
The standard wind turbine classes defined in IEC 1400-1 have specified external conditions including wind speed and turbulence, which are required for analysis of design loads. In this paper, turbulence data from two representative sites, on in San Gorgonio Pass, California, and the other near Ainsworth, Nebraska, are analyzed. Each data set was collected over a whole year and was part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Turbulence Characterization Program originally managed by the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL). In IEC-1400-1a linear relation between the turbulence standard deviation and the average wind speed is prescribed for the standard wind turbine classes. This paper describes the underlying regression model and applies the results to data for the two sites.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages | 262-272 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| State | Published - 1998 |
| Event | 1998 ASME Wind Energy Symposium Technical 36th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit - Reno, Nevada Duration: 12 Jan 1998 → 15 Jan 1998 |
Conference
| Conference | 1998 ASME Wind Energy Symposium Technical 36th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit |
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| City | Reno, Nevada |
| Period | 12/01/98 → 15/01/98 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-500-25566