Laboratory Testing of Drivetrain Component Efficiencies for Constant-Speed and Variable-Speed Wind Turbines [electronic resource] : 4 November 1997 --3 November 2000.
Drivetrain Component Efficiency; Constant-Speed Wind Turbines; Variable-Speed Wind Turbines; Wind Technology; Turbine Retrofits; Wind Energy.
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
United States. Department of Energy ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
2002.
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| Summary: | Drivetrain Component Efficiency; Constant-Speed Wind Turbines; Variable-Speed Wind Turbines; Wind Technology; Turbine Retrofits; Wind Energy. |
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| Abstract: | Under a subcontract with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Electronic Power Conditioning, Inc., (EPC) designed, built, and tested variable-speed generator systems (VSGS) as retrofits for two different existing fixed-speed turbine designs. The VSGS were tested in the laboratory and in the field. EPC lab testing included both the original P3 induction generator at fixed speed and the doubly-fed generator / power converter VSGS system that EPC designed for variable-speed operation of P3. The fixed-speed induction generator had higher efficiency than the VSGS at all power levels. |
| Item Description: | Published through SciTech Connect. 01/01/2002. "nrel/sr-500-30117" "TAM-8-17228-01" National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO. (US) |
| Physical Description: | 46 pages : digital, PDF file. |