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750 KW WIND TURBINE FOR BERGEN OP ZOOM

Objetivo

PNEM (the electricity utility) will install the HMZ WINDMASTER 750 kW wind turbine. The wind turbine has the following main features:
- two bladed, upwind rotor with diameter of 40 m
- teetered hub
- partial span pitch control
- passive yaw system and other innovative features for such size of machine.
The aim of this demonstration project is:
- to test the innovative features mentioned above, and
- to gain more experience with the connection of the 750 kW installation to the grid and with the construction and operation of the wind turbine.

The HMZ 750 kW wind turbine will be installed at Bergen op Zoom in North Brabant and will be connected to the local grid of PNEM. The wind turbine is a horizontal axis, two bladed, with its 40 m diameter rotor installed on the 50 m high, 47 tons steel tower whose lower frequency is 0.45 Hz. In the 40 tons nacelle among others, the 2 - stage parallel gearbox is placed, the 750 kW brushless compound generator, the passive yawing system and the braking mechanism.
The blades are made with glass fibre reinforced polyester with a total mass of 4.5 tons. The active partial pitch control system is also used as aerodynamic brake, and, in case of emergency. Built-in parachutes in the tips of the blades may be incorporated in the final design.
The wind turbine has cut-in speed of 6m/s and a cut-out at 22 m/s. The rated power is reached at 15 m/s.
The technical guarantees demanded by HMZ are:
- 2 years for the mechanical parts
- noise and vibration guarantees
- 95 % availability, during the demo period
- PV curve.
The estimated annual yield is 1350 MWh which corresponds to 300 Toe/yr. The actual payback time for this machine is about 34 years, but this figure is expected to come down to 10 years for series production. The project has a turnkey character with respect to the wind turbine. HMZ has to cooperate with:
- HMZ WINDMASTER NL, for the final design, installation, demonstration phase and maintenance
- ENWA WEST-BRABANT, for the electrical infrastructure, and
- ECN for the demonstration phase and safety aspects.

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DEM - Demonstration contracts

Coordinador

NOORDBRABANTSE ENERGIE-MAATSCHAPPIJ NV (PNEM)
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POSTBOX 222
5201 HA 'S Hertogenbosch
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