Tower Design Load Verification on a 1-kW Wind Turbine: Preprint

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Abstract

Wind turbine testing at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) has been done to characterize both tower top loads and thrust loads for small wind turbines, which is part of an ongoing effort to model and predict small wind turbine behavior and the resulting stresses imposed on the supporting tower. To these ends, a 1-kW furling wind turbine mounted on a 10-meter tower was instrumented andmonitored via a data acquisition system for nearly a year. This test was conducted to verify the design loads as predicted by the simple design equations provided in the draft revision of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Small Wind Turbine Safety Standard 61400-02 CDV (hereafter called 'the draft Standard'). Data were captured for several operating conditions covered by thedraft Standard. This paper addresses the collected data and what conclusions can be made from it.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages10
StatePublished - 2004
Event43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit - Reno, Nevada
Duration: 10 Jan 200513 Jan 2005

Conference

Conference43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit
CityReno, Nevada
Period10/01/0513/01/05

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-500-37112

Keywords

  • load verification
  • small wind turbine testing
  • wind energy
  • wind turbine
  • wind turbine towers

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