A 1-kW small horizontal-axis wind turbine “Airdolphin,” capable of high wind operation up to 50 m/s without pitch control system, is now under global round robin tests. The present paper reports a series of technical approach including design/analysis, track tests, and field tests conducted in support to the design process. One windy site “Erimo” and one offshore site “Fukushima” were chosen. For example, at “Erimo,” a record of one-day generation was 8.831 kWh on November 13, 2006 (day-averaged wind speed; 11.8 m/s) with 36.8% of capacity factor. An operation data under an attack of typhoon with 50 m/s maximum wind speed demonstrated the technical concepts of high wind operation and safety. A new term “capatureability” as an indicator of WT performance was proposed.
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Field Operation and Track Tests of 1-kW Small Wind Turbine Under High Wind Conditions
Hikaru Matsumiya,
HIKARUWIND@aol.com
Hikaru Matsumiya
HIKARUWIND Laboratory, Co.
, Tokyo 157-0066, Japan
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Ryosuke Ito,
ito@zephyreco.co.jp
Ryosuke Ito
Zephyr Corporation
, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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Masafumi Kawakami,
kawakami@zephyreco.co.jp
Masafumi Kawakami
Zephyr Corporation
, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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Daisuke Matsushita,
matu@mech.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Daisuke Matsushita
Kyushu University
, Fukuoka 819-0385, Japan
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Makoto Iida,
iida@cfdl.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Makoto Iida
University of Tokyo
, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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Chuichi Arakawa
arakawa@cfdl.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Chuichi Arakawa
University of Tokyo
, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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Hikaru Matsumiya
Ryosuke Ito
Masafumi Kawakami
Daisuke Matsushita
Makoto Iida
Chuichi Arakawa
J. Sol. Energy Eng. Feb 2010, 132(1): 011002 (8 pages)
Published Online: November 9, 2009
Article history
Received:
July 23, 2008
Revised:
August 31, 2009
Published:
November 9, 2009
Citation
Matsumiya, H., Ito, R., Kawakami, M., Matsushita, D., Iida, M., and Arakawa, C. (November 9, 2009). "Field Operation and Track Tests of 1-kW Small Wind Turbine Under High Wind Conditions." ASME. J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 2010; 132(1): 011002. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000330
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