Accession Number:
ADA128761
Title:
A 20-KW Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS) at the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe, Hawaii.
Descriptive Note:
Rept. for Sep 78-Dec 81,
Corporate Author:
NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CA
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1983-01-01
Pagination or Media Count:
69.0
Abstract:
The wind turbine generator chosen for the evaluation was a horizontal-axis-propeller-downwind rotor driving a three-phase, self-excited alternator through a step-up gear box. The alternator is fed into the base power distribution system through a three-phase, line-communtated-synchronous inverter using SCRs. The site has moderate wind conditions with an annual average windspeed of 12 to 14 mph, and the WECS turbine has a relatively high 29 mph rated windspeed. The 20-kW WECS systems was primarily designed to obtain operating experience with, and maintenance information on, a 20-kW-sized WECS. This report describes in detail the experience gained and lessions learned during the field evaluation.
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Subject Categories:
- Meteorology
- Electric Power Production and Distribution