Turbulence measurement by nacelle anemometer of downwind turbine

Soichiro Kiyoki, Shigeo Yoshida

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Abstract

Turbulence is known to affect both fatigue loads and performance of wind turbines. Present study shows a procedure to measure turbulence intensity at the rotor center of downwind turbines in power production. Average and standard deviation of the nacelle wind speed were corrected by the correlation between nacelle and rotor center, which is provided by field tests. Furthermore, the standard deviation was corrected by the nacelle fore-aft vibration. Here, CFD did not show the interference from blades affect to fluctuation of nacelle wind speed. Present procedure was validated through field tests of SUBARU80/2.0 2MW downwind turbine. The result indicates that downwind turbines have potential to validate performance and fatigue strength considering turbulence intensity in power production as well as wind speed distribution.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEuropean Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2008
Pages2973-2976
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1 2008
Externally publishedYes
EventEuropean Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2008, EWEC 2008 - Brussels, Belgium
Duration: Mar 31 2008 → Apr 3 2008

Publication series

NameEuropean Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2008
Volume6

Other

OtherEuropean Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2008, EWEC 2008
CountryBelgium
CityBrussels
Period3/31/08 → 4/3/08

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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