Code
19110110
Duration
25 October 2010 → 31 October 2015
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Engineering and technology
- Electrical energy production and distribution
- Renewable power and energy systems engineering
- Wind energy
Keywords
SWT
wind energy
field test
small wind turbines
maximum power point tracking (MPPT)
noise measurement
Project description
The SWT Field Lab allows to subject small wind turbines to extensive field tests. The infrastructure consists of ten foundations, six wind turbines, a meteorological tower, a measurement cabin and measurement equipment. Four foundations are available for services for companies active in wind energy. Not only the energy production of the turbine is analysed, but also topics such as noise production, generator design or mast construction are examined – all of this correlated with meteorological data such as wind speed and direction.