Open AccessThe History and State of the Art of Variable-Speed Wind Turbine Technology
Author(s) -
P.W. Carlin,
A. Laxson,
Eduard Muljadi
Publication year - 2001
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/776935
Subject(s) - variable (mathematics) , renewable energy , turbine , wind speed , current (fluid) , state of art , engineering , state (computer science) , wind power , computer science , systems engineering , marine engineering , industrial engineering , meteorology , mechanical engineering , data science , electrical engineering , geography , mathematical analysis , mathematics , algorithm
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) National Wind Technology Center (NWTC), directed by the Department of Energy (DOE) is pursuing several research projects in variable speed. In the near future the laboratory will be reevaluating its ongoing experiments and plans. The starting point for this reevaluation will be a sound understanding of the current state of the art in design and application of variable-speed technology. This report, which outlines current technologies and historical applications of variable-speed, will provide a baseline in deciding the course of research in the upcoming years