Objective With subsidies from the EC Joule II programme, BONUS and its co-contractors are developing a 750 kW wind turbine. The project determined that the low and medium wind regimes that cover most of continental Europe, coupled with the step-wise increase in component costs, limited the potential generator rating to 750 kW, although the design of the turbine would still support a 1 MW rating. New aerodynamic profiles of 24m long blades were designed and manufactured. The natural frequencies of the rotor and nacelle were tuned for load reduction by changing their structural dynamics. Noise levels were reduced to 101 dB(A) with no single tones in the frequency spectra, by improving the gearbox and nacelle design and applying a special winding for the asynchronous generator. The construction period of the turbine was also found to be similar to that for a smaller turbine. The project experienced a temporary setback in October 1995 when a severe rotor failure occurred, but this was rectified soon after the project had finished.The expected achievement of this project is a reduction in the energy price of 25% compared with current Danish wind turbines. This reduction is made possible by an up-scaling of known and competitive design features and by the high efficiency of the new rotor. With 50 m rotor diameter the turbine is in the size range generally assumed to be very important in the future application of wind power in Europe, as the 750 kW wind turbine is well adapted for the low and medium wind regimes which are typical for large regions of the continental Europe. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energywind power Programme(s) FP3-JOULE 2 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of non-nuclear energy, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 030201 - Large wind turbines Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Bonus Energy A/S EU contribution No data Address 4,Fabriksvej 7330 Brande Denmark See on map Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all A. Friedrich Flender AG Germany EU contribution No data Address Alfred-Flender-Strasse 77 46395 Bocholt See on map Total cost No data Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Denmark EU contribution No data Address 2800 Lyngby See on map Total cost No data GARRAD HASSAN AND PARTNERS LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Saint Vincent Works, Silverthorne Lane BS2 0QD BRISTOL See on map Total cost No data Jysk-Fynske Elsamarbejde I/S Denmark EU contribution No data Address 1-11,Fjordvejen 7000 Fredericia See on map Total cost No data LM Glasfiber A/S Denmark EU contribution No data Address 1,Rolles Moellevej 6640 Lunderskov See on map Total cost No data Maschinenbau und Umweltschutzanlage GmbH Germany EU contribution No data Address Waterbergstraße 11 28237 Bremen See on map Total cost No data RISOE NATIONAL LABORATORY Denmark EU contribution No data Address Frederiksborgvej 399 ROSKILDE See on map Total cost No data
