An operating 200 kW horizontal axis wind turbineOutput from the 200-kilowatt machine will be enough to meet the power requirements of about 60 families. The experimental wind turbine generator (WTG) is a two-bladed, horizontal-axis, rotor system driving a synchronous electric generator through a step-up gear box located within a nacelle. The nacelle is mounted on top of a 100-foot tower with the rotor located downwind from the tower. The 200-kilowatt rated power output of the wind turbine is achieved at a turbine rotor speed of 40 rpm and a rated wind speed of 18.3 mph. The rated wind speed is defined as the lowest wind speed at which full power is achieved. Attention is given to operational details, aspects of blade design, blade fabrication, the use of strain gages, questions of aeroelastic stability, and an early analysis of test data.
Document ID
19790036816
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Hunnicutt, C. L. (Lockheed Aircraft Service Co. Ontario, Calif., United States)
Linscott, B. (Lockheed Aircraft Service, Inc. Ontario, CA, United States)
Wolf, R. A. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, Ohio, United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1978
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Meeting Information
Meeting: Selective application of materials for products and energy; Twenty-third National Symposium and Exhibition