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IEC 61400-12-0:1998

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Wind turbine generator systems - Part 12: Wind turbine power performance testing

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

26-02-1998

Superseded date

16-12-2005

Superseded by

IEC 61400-12-1:2017

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Summarise this standard

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 General
    1.1 Scope
    1.2 Normative references
    1.3 Definitions
    1.4 Symbols and units
    1.5 Abbreviations
2 Test conditions
    2.1 Wind turbine generator system
    2.2 Test site
3 Test equipment
    3.1 Electric power
    3.2 Wind speed
    3.3 Wind direction
    3.4 Air density
    3.5 Precipitation
    3.6 Wind turbine generator system status
    3.7 Data acquisition system
4 Measurement procedure
    4.1 Introduction
    4.2 Wind turbine generator system operation
    4.3 Data collection
    4.4 Data selection
    4.5 Data correction
    4.6 Database
5 Derived results
    5.1 Data normalization
    5.2 Determination of measured power curve
    5.3 Annual energy production (AEP)
    5.4 Power coefficient
6 Reporting format
Tables
1 Example of presentation of a measured power curve
2 Example of presentation of estimated annual energy production
Figures
1 Requirements as to distance of the meteorological mast
    and maximum allowed measurement sectors
2 Presentation of example data: power performance test
    scatter plots
3 Presentation of example measured power curve
Annexes
A Assessment of test site
B Calibration of test site
C Evaluation of uncertainty in measurement
D Theoretical basis for determining the uncertainty of
    measurement using the method of bins
E Bibliography

Specifies a procedure for measuring the power performance characteristics of a single wind turbine generator system (WTGS) and applies to the testing of WTGS of all types and sizes connected to the electrical network.

Committee
TC 88
DevelopmentNote
Also numbered as BS EN 61400-12 (11/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
44
PublisherName
International Electrotechnical Committee
Status
Superseded
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