Offshore Wind Test Rig Design
Reference Number
ETI-WIND-5
Title
Offshore Wind Test Rig Design
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Renewable Energy Sources(Wind Energy)
Research Types
Applied Research and Development
Science and Technology Fields
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Principal Investigator
Project Contact
Converteam Ltd
Converteam Ltd
Award Type
Standard
Funding Source
ETI
Start Date
01 February 2010
End Date
30 June 2011
Duration
17 months
Total Grant Value
£1,530,000
Industrial Sectors
Technical Consultancy
Region
West Midlands
Programme
Offshore Wind
Other Investigator
Project Contact, Horiba Instruments Ltd
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Objectives
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Abstract
- Indoor turbine test rig based at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (OREC) in Northumberland
- Designed to allow the whole offshore wind drivetrain to be tested onshore before deployment offshore
Two consortia, GE Energy Power Conversion / MTS and Horiba, were commissioned to deliver competing technical designs for an indoor test rig capable of testing a complete wind turbine drive train and nacelle.
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29/03/12
