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BS EN 61400-2:2014 Wind turbines - Small wind turbines, 2019
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- English [Go to Page]
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Symbols and abbreviated terms [Go to Page]
- 4.1 General
- 4.2 Symbols
- 4.3 Coordinate system
- Figures [Go to Page]
- Figure 1 – Definition of the system of axes for HAWT
- 5 Principal elements [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General
- Figure 2 – Definition of the system of axes for VAWT
- 5.2 Design methods
- 5.3 Quality assurance
- Figure 3 – IEC 61400-2 decision path
- I Design evaluation
- 6 External conditions [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 SWT classes
- 6.3 Wind conditions [Go to Page]
- 6.3.1 General
- 6.3.2 Normal wind conditions
- Tables [Go to Page]
- Table 1 – Basic parameters for SWT classes [Go to Page]
- 6.3.3 Extreme wind conditions
- Figure 4 – Characteristic wind turbulence
- Figure 5 – Example of extreme operating gust (N=1, Vhub = 25 m/s)
- Figure 6 – Example of extreme direction change magnitude (N = 50, D = 5 m, zhub = 20 m)
- Figure 7 – Example of extreme direction change transient (N = 50, Vhub = 25 m/s)
- Figure 8 – Extreme coherent gust (Vhub = 25 m/s) (ECG)
- 6.4 Other environmental conditions [Go to Page]
- 6.4.1 General
- Figure 9 – The direction change for ECD
- Figure 10 – Time development of direction change for Vhub = 25 m/s [Go to Page]
- 6.4.2 Other normal environmental conditions
- 6.4.3 Other extreme environmental conditions
- 6.5 Controlled test conditions
- 6.6 Electrical load conditions [Go to Page]
- 6.6.1 General
- 6.6.2 For turbines connected to the electrical power network
- 6.6.3 For turbines not connected to the electrical power network
- 7 Structural design [Go to Page]
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Design methodology
- 7.3 Loads and load cases [Go to Page]
- 7.3.1 General
- 7.3.2 Vibration, inertial and gravitational loads
- 7.3.3 Aerodynamic loads
- 7.3.4 Operational loads
- 7.3.5 Other loads
- 7.3.6 Load cases
- 7.4 Simplified loads methodology [Go to Page]
- 7.4.1 General
- 7.4.2 Load case A: normal operation
- Table 2 – Design load cases for the simplified load calculation method [Go to Page]
- 7.4.3 Load case B: yawing
- 7.4.4 Load case C: yaw error
- 7.4.5 Load case D: maximum thrust
- 7.4.6 Load case E: maximum rotational speed
- 7.4.7 Load case F: short at load connection
- 7.4.8 Load case G: shutdown (braking)
- 7.4.9 Load case H: extreme wind loading
- 7.4.10 Load case I: parked wind loading, maximum exposure
- 7.4.11 Load case J: transportation, assembly, maintenance and repair
- 7.5 Simulation modelling [Go to Page]
- 7.5.1 General
- Table 3 – Force coefficients (Cf) [Go to Page]
- 7.5.2 Power production (DLC 1.1 to 1.5)
- Table 4 – Minimum set of design load cases (DLC) for simulation by aero-elastic models [Go to Page]
- 7.5.3 Power production plus occurrence of fault (DLC 2.1 to 2.3)
- 7.5.4 Normal shutdown (DLC 3.1 and 3.2)
- 7.5.5 Emergency or manual shutdown (DLC 4.1)
- 7.5.6 Extreme wind loading (stand-still or idling or spinning) (DLC 5.1 to 5.2)
- 7.5.7 Parked plus fault conditions (DLC 6.1)
- 7.5.8 Transportation, assembly, maintenance and repair (DLC 7.1)
- 7.5.9 Load calculations
- 7.6 Load measurements
- 7.7 Stress calculation
- 7.8 Safety factors [Go to Page]
- 7.8.1 Material factors and requirements
- Table 5 – Equivalent stresses [Go to Page]
- 7.8.2 Partial safety factor for loads
- 7.9 Limit state analysis [Go to Page]
- 7.9.1 Ultimate strength analysis
- Table 6 – Partial safety factors for materials
- Table 7 – Partial safety factors for loads [Go to Page]
- 7.9.2 Fatigue failure
- 7.9.3 Critical deflection analysis
- 8 Protection and shutdown system [Go to Page]
- 8.1 General
- 8.2 Functional requirements of the protection system
- 8.3 Manual shutdown
- 8.4 Shutdown for maintenance
- 9 Electrical system [Go to Page]
- 9.1 General
- 9.2 Protective devices
- 9.3 Disconnect device
- 9.4 Earthing (grounding) systems
- 9.5 Lightning protection
- 9.6 Electrical conductors and cables
- 9.7 Electrical loads [Go to Page]
- 9.7.1 General
- 9.7.2 Battery charging
- 9.7.3 Electrical power network (grid connected systems)
- 9.7.4 Direct connect to electric motors (e.g. water pumping)
- 9.7.5 Direct resistive load (e.g. heating)
- 9.8 Local requirements
- 10 Support structure [Go to Page]
- 10.1 General
- 10.2 Dynamic requirements
- 10.3 Environmental factors
- 10.4 Earthing
- 10.5 Foundation
- 10.6 Turbine access design loads
- 11 Documentation requirements [Go to Page]
- 11.1 General
- 11.2 Product manuals [Go to Page]
- 11.2.1 General
- 11.2.2 Specification
- 11.2.3 Installation
- 11.2.4 Operation
- 11.2.5 Maintenance and routine inspection
- 11.3 Consumer label
- 12 Wind turbine markings
- II Type testing
- 13 Testing [Go to Page]
- 13.1 General
- 13.2 Tests to verify design data [Go to Page]
- 13.2.1 General
- 13.2.2 Pdesign, ndesign, Vdesign and Qdesign
- 13.2.3 Maximum yaw rate
- 13.2.4 Maximum rotational speed
- 13.3 Mechanical loads testing
- 13.4 Duration testing [Go to Page]
- 13.4.1 General
- 13.4.2 Reliable operation
- 13.4.3 Dynamic behaviour
- 13.4.4 Reporting of duration test
- 13.5 Mechanical component testing [Go to Page]
- 13.5.1 General
- 13.5.2 Blade test
- 13.5.3 Hub test
- 13.5.4 Nacelle frame test
- 13.5.5 Yaw mechanism test
- 13.5.6 Gearbox test
- 13.6 Safety and function
- 13.7 Environmental testing
- 13.8 Electrical
- Annex A (informative) Variants of small wind turbine systems
- Annex B (normative) Design parameters for describing SWT class S
- Annex C (informative) Stochastic turbulence models [Go to Page]
- Table C.1 – Turbulence spectral parameters for Kaimal model
- Annex D (informative) Deterministic turbulence description
- Annex E (informative) Partial safety factors for materials [Go to Page]
- Figure E.1 – Normal and Weibull distribution
- Table E.1 – Factors for different survival probabilities and variabilities
- Figure E.2 – Typical S-N diagram for fatigue of glass fibre composites (Figure 41 from reference [E.2])
- Figure E.3 – Typical environmental effects on glass fibre composites (Figure 25 from reference [E.2])
- Figure E.4 – Fatigue strain diagram for large tow unidirectional 0° carbonfibre/vinyl ester composites, R = 0,1 and 10 (Figure 107 from reference [E.2])
- Figure E.5 – S-N curves for fatigue of typical metals
- Figure E.6 – Fatigue life data for jointed softwood (from reference [E.5])
- Figure E.7 – Typical S-N curve for wood (from reference [E.5])
- Figure E.8 – Effect of moisture content on compressive strengthof lumber parallel to grain (Figure 4-13 from reference [E.6])
- Figure E.9 – Effect of moisture content on wood strength properties (Figure 4-11 from reference [E.6])
- Figure E.10 – Effect of grain angle on mechanical propertyof clear wood according to Hankinson-type formula (Figure 4-4 from reference [E.6])
- Table E.2 – Geometric discontinuities
- Annex F (informative) Development of the simplified loads methodology
- Annex G (informative) Example of test reporting formats [Go to Page]
- Table G.1 – Example duration test result
- Figure G.1 – Example power degradation plot
- Figure G.2 – Example binned sea level normalized power curve
- Figure G.3 – Example scatter plot of measured power and wind speed
- Table G.2 – Example calculated annual energy production (AEP) table
- Figure G.4 – Example immission noise map
- Annex H (informative) EMC measurements [Go to Page]
- Figure H.1 – Measurement setup of radiated emissions (set up type A)
- Figure H.2 – Measurement setup of radiated emissions (set up type B)
- Figure H.3 – Measurement setup of conducted emissions (setup type A)
- Figure H.4 – Measurement setup of conducted emissions (setup type B)
- Annex I (normative) Natural frequency analysis [Go to Page]
- Figure I.1 – Example of a Campbell diagram
- Annex J (informative) Extreme environmental conditions
- Annex K (informative) Extreme wind conditions of tropical cyclones [Go to Page]
- Table K.1 – Top five average extreme wind speeds recorded at meteorological stations
- Table K.2 – Extreme wind speeds recorded at meteorological stations
- Figure K.1 – Comparison of predicted and observed extremewinds in a mixed climate region (after Isihara, T. and Yamaguchi, A.)
- Figure K.2 – Tropical cyclone tracks between 1945 and 2006
- Annex L (informative) Other wind conditions [Go to Page]
- Figure L.1 – Simulation showing inclined flow on a building (courtesy Sander Mertens)
- Figure L.2 – Example wind flow around a building
- Figure L.3 – Turbulence intensity and wind speed distribution, 5 m above treetopsin a forest north of Uppsala, Sweden, during Jan-Dec 2009
- Figure L.4 – Turbulence intensity and wind speed distribution, 69 m above treetops in a forest north of Uppsala, Sweden, during 2009 (limited data for high wind speeds)
- Figure L.5 – Turbulence intensity and wind distribution, 2 m above rooftopin Melville, Western Australia, during Jan-Feb 2009, reference [L.4]
- Figure L.6 – Turbulence intensity and wind speed distribution, 5,7 m above a rooftopin Port Kennedy, Western Australia, during Feb-Mar 2010, reference [L.4]
- Figure L.7 – Example extreme direction changes; 1,5 m above a rooftop in Tokyo,Japan during three months February-May of 2007 (0,5 Hz data, reference [L.5])
- Figure L.8 – Example extreme direction changes; 1,5 m above a rooftop in Tokyo, Japan during five months September 2010 to February 2011 (1,0 Hz data, reference [L.5])
- Figure L.9 – Gust factor measurements during storm in Port Kennedy,Western Australia, during March 2010, measured 5 m above rooftop compared with 10-min average wind speed
- Annex M (informative) Consumer label [Go to Page]
- Figure M.1 – Sample label in English
- Figure M.2 – Sample bilingual label (English/French)
- Bibliography [Go to Page]