Open AccessCooperation Reliability Testing of the Clipper Windpower Liberty 2.5 MW Turbine: Cooperative Research and Development Final Report, CRADA Number CRD-07-210
Author(s) -
Scott Hughes
Publication year - 2012
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1040936
Subject(s) - certification , clipper (electronics) , turbine , upgrade , engineering , acceptance testing , reliability (semiconductor) , scope (computer science) , test (biology) , computer science , mechanical engineering , operating system , software engineering , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , programming language , political science , law
Clipper Windpower (CWP) has developed the Liberty 2.5 MW wind turbine. The development, manufacturing, and certification process depends heavily on being able to validate the full-scale system design and performance under load in both an accredited structural test facility and through accredited field testing. CWP requested that DOE/ NREL upgrade blade test capabilities to perform a scope of work including structural testing of the C-96 blade used on the CWP Liberty turbine. This funds-in CRADA was developed to upgrade NREL blade test capability, while enabling certification testing of the C-96 blade through the facility and equipment upgrades. NREL shared resource funds were used to develop hardware necessary to structurally attach a large wind turbine to the test stand at the NWTC. Participant funds-in monies were used for developing the test program