Title :
Power quality measurements on a 24 m windmill
Author_Institution :
CEGB, Central Electricity Research Laboratories, Technology Planning & Research Division, Leatherhead, UK
fDate :
5/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The 24 m diameter horizontal-axis windmill installed by the CEGB at Carmarthen Bay has exhibited severe power-output fluctuations due to a poorly damped torsional resonance in the drive train. The paper describes measurements undertaken to investigate this behaviour. A simple model is developed which reproduces the important low-frequency features of the power-output autospectrum.
Keywords :
power measurement; velocity measurement; wind turbines; 24 m; CEGB; Carmarthen Bay; drive train; horizontal-axis windmill; power quality measurement; power-output fluctuations; torsional resonance;
Journal_Title :
Physical Science, Measurement and Instrumentation, Management and Education - Reviews, IEE Proceedings A
DOI :
10.1049/ip-a-1:19870066
