Title :
A multi-megawatt test facility for renewable energy research
Author :
Fox, J.C. ; McKinney, M. ; Collins, E.R. ; Bulgakov, K. ; Salem, T.
Author_Institution :
Energy Innovation Center, Clemson Univ., Charleston, NC, USA
Abstract :
This paper documents the design and development effort for constructing a multi-megawatt mechanical and electrical test facility for renewable energy research. The mechanical test platforms are specifically designed to explore the machine dynamics of wind turbine nacelles. The electrical test areas can be interconnected with the mechanical platforms to facilitate complete mechanical and electrical evaluation of wind turbine performance related to grid code requirements, or can be operated independently as multi-megawatt test bays for testing and model verification of other devices.
Keywords :
power grids; wind turbines; electrical evaluation; electrical test areas; grid code; machine dynamics; mechanical evaluation; mechanical test platforms; multimegawatt electrical test facility; multimegawatt mechanical test facility; multimegawatt test bays; renewable energy research; wind turbine nacelles; wind turbine performance; Power amplifiers; Power distribution; Power system dynamics; Power system stability; Shafts; Voltage control; Wind turbines; dynamometer; grid simulator; model verification; multi-megawatt; power system modeling; renewable energy research; test facility; wind energy generation;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.2014.6978473
