Calibration of a spinner anemometer for flow angle measurements by use of wind turbine yawing

Giorgio Demurtas, Troels Friis Pedersen

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    Abstract

    The present report describes a method to calibrate a spinner anemometer ow angle measurements. The turbine is yawed several times (5 times approximately 60 with respect to the wind direction) in steady wind (> 6 m/s) and measurements of yaw position (measured by a yaw position sensor) and yaw misalignment (measured by the spinner anemometer under calibration) are recorded. The tangent of the two angles is plotted in a scatter plot. A linear fitting is made, and the slope coefficient is the correction factor Fα. The method applied to a Nordtank 500kW wind turbine erected at the Risø test site is presented in this report.
    Original languageEnglish
    PublisherDTU Wind Energy
    Number of pages10
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    SeriesDTU Wind Energy I
    Number0305

    Keywords

    • DTU Wind Energy I-0305
    • DTU-Wind-Energy-I-0305

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