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Turbine and Tower Details: Bergey Excel-S 10kW Turbine on 100 ft self-supporting lattice tower

Location: 917 Exeter Road, Lebanon, CT

Equipment and Testing

Testing will be commencing soon on the Eoltec Scirroco turbine. This testing will include collecting data to verify turbine power performance, acoustic emissions, power quality, and durability; referencing, where applicable, portions of the AWEA draft small wind test standard and IEC 61400. Monitoring is scheduled to occur for a period of 12 months, from turbine installation. Progress reports and final report, when available, will be posted here.

Characteristics of Test Turbine

General

Manufacturer and Model

Bergey Excel-S 10kW

Rotational Axis

Horizontal

Orientation

Upwind

Rotor Diameter

7 m (23 ft)

Performance

Cut-In Wind Speed 2.5 m/s (5 mph)

Cut-Out Wind Speed N/A

Survival Wind Speed 60 m/s

Rated Power (Rated Wind Speed) 10.0 kW @ 12 m/s

Operational Rotor Speed 310 rpm

Overspeed Regulation Method Automatic furling

Electrical Characteristics

Inverter Manufacturer and Model Powersync II

Turbine Nominal Output Voltage Range 0-240 VAC (Three-phase)

Turbine Output Frequency Range 0-60 Hz

Inverter Nominal Output Voltage 240VAC (Single phase)

Tower

Type Self Supporting Lattice Tower

Hub Height 102 ft (31m)

Manufacturer Rohn

Instrumentation and Measured Parameters

Hub Height Wind Speed (Correlation period only)
Calibrated NRG #40C anemometer

Primary anemometer (82 ft level, 218° True) Thies First Class 4.3351.0 anemometer

Backup anemometer (80 ft level, 315° True) Calibrated NRG #40C anemometer

Secondary anemometer (55 ft level, 315° True) Calibrated NRG #40C anemometer

Wind direction (74 ft level, 240° True) NRG #200P potentiometer wind vane

Barometric pressure (74 ft level) NRG #BP20 pressure transducer

Ambient air temperature (10 ft level) NRG #110S shielded temperature sensor

System Output Power/Voltage/Power Quality Ohio Semitronics A230 Power Meter

Data Logger Campbell Scientific CR800

Manufacturer and Model	Bergey Excel-S 10kW
Rotational Axis	Horizontal
Orientation	Upwind
Rotor Diameter	7 m (23 ft)

Cut-In Wind Speed	2.5 m/s (5 mph)
Cut-Out Wind Speed	N/A
Survival Wind Speed	60 m/s
Rated Power (Rated Wind Speed)	10.0 kW @ 12 m/s
Operational Rotor Speed	310 rpm
Overspeed Regulation Method	Automatic furling

Inverter Manufacturer and Model	Powersync II
Turbine Nominal Output Voltage Range	0-240 VAC (Three-phase)
Turbine Output Frequency Range	0-60 Hz
Inverter Nominal Output Voltage	240VAC (Single phase)

Type	Self Supporting Lattice Tower
Hub Height	102 ft (31m)
Manufacturer	Rohn

Hub Height Wind Speed (Correlation period only)	Calibrated NRG #40C anemometer
Primary anemometer (82 ft level, 218° True)	Thies First Class 4.3351.0 anemometer
Backup anemometer (80 ft level, 315° True)	Calibrated NRG #40C anemometer
Secondary anemometer (55 ft level, 315° True)	Calibrated NRG #40C anemometer
Wind direction (74 ft level, 240° True)	NRG #200P potentiometer wind vane
Barometric pressure (74 ft level)	NRG #BP20 pressure transducer
Ambient air temperature (10 ft level)	NRG #110S shielded temperature sensor
System Output Power/Voltage/Power Quality	Ohio Semitronics A230 Power Meter
Data Logger	Campbell Scientific CR800