Objective
THE AIM OF THE PROJECT IS TO EXTEND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHTWEIGHT, WOODEN ROTORS UPWARDS TO THE MEGAWATT RANGE, BUILDING ON THE EXPERIENCE GAINED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RANGE OF SMALLER MACHINES, BETWEEN 60 AND 750 KW.
THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 55 M, 1 MW WIND TURBINE IS BEING UNDERTAKEN AS A JOINT VENTURE BY THE CENTRAL ELECTRICITY GENERATING BOARD, THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, THE UK DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND THE MANUFACTURER, JAMES HOWDEN AND COMPANY LIMITED OF GLASGOW.
THE 1 MW TURBINE INCORPORATES SIMILAR DESIGN PRINCIPLES, INCLUDING : -
- THE USE OF PROPRIETARY COMPONENTS WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
- A THREE-BLADE ROTOR CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD/EPOXY LAMINATES, WHICH IS LIGHT IN WEIGHT, ECONOMICAL AND ENABLES THE TOWER HEAD WEIGHT TO BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM.
THE MACHINE WILL BE LOCATED AT RICHBOROUGH IN KENT AND, WITH A SITE MEAN WIND OF 6.8 M/S (HUB HEIGHT), IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE 2280 MWH/YR. THE DESIGN IS INTENDED TO ACHIEVE SIMPLICITY, RELIABILITY AND HIGH EFFICIENCY SO AS TO MINIMIZE GENERATION COSTS. THE FEASIBILITY OF CERTAIN NOVEL FEATURES WERE CAREFULLY EVALUATED AND, AS A RESULT, THICK TRUNCATED AEROFOIL SECTIONS WILL BE USED TOWARDS THE BLADE ROOT TO EFFECT WEIGHT SAVINGS WITH NEGLIGIBLE LOSS OF EFFICIENCY. THE BLADES WILL BE VACUUM FORMED OF WOOD/EPOXY LAMINATIONS WHICH PRODUCES A STRONG BUT LIGHT SECTION. THE MAIN BLADE SECTIONS ARE FIXED RIGIDLY TO A STEEL HUB AND THE STEP-UP GEARBOX INCLUDES ONE EPICYCLIC STAGE. POWER IS GENERATED IN A 3 PHASE INDUCTION GENERATOR AND FED TO THE BASE OF THE CYLINDRICAL STEEL TOWER THROUGH TWISTING CABLES.
MOST OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE MACHINE HAVE NOW BEEN MANUFACTURED AND ASSEMBLY IS IN PROGRESS. ON SITE THE FOUNDATIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND ERECTION OF THE TOWER WILL START IN FEBRUARY 1989. ERECTION OF THE NACELLE AND ROTOR IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY MAY 1989.
FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ACCEPTANCE TESTS THE MACHINE WILL BE OPERATED FOR A ONE YEAR PERIOD DURING WHICH A DETAILED PROGRAMME OF MEASUREMENTS WILL BE UNDERTAKEN AND REPORTED IN A FORMAT DEVISED BY THE CEC. SIMILAR REPORTING PROCEDURES WILL BE USED BY THE CEC-FUNDED WIND TURBINES AT ESBJERG, DENMARK AND CABO VILLANO IN NORTHERN SPAIN.
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United Kingdom
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