WIND ENERGY

Wind Systems Laboratories

These include:

• A Wind turbine testing laboratory that includes a laboratory for testing 25m wind turbine blades
• A Station for Wind turbine testing
• A Hybrid wind diesel systems facility
• A Network of 100 stations for measuring wind characteristics

The wind systems laboratories offer the following services:

• Measurement of wind turbines testing operational characteristics (power curve measurements, power quality measurements, noise levels).
• Wind turbine fatigue testing (aerodynamic and mechanical loads)
• Wind turbine blade testing (static, fatigue and dynamic testing)
• Anemometer calibration
• Wind Energy Resource assessment
• Wind-potential estimation over complex terrain by means of a numerical tool developed inhouse for micrositing
• Analysis and design of horizontal axis of wind turbines by means of an aeroelastic simulator developed inhouse (code named ALKYONE)
• Hybrid wind - diesel systems laboratory services (fuel saving, system stability etc.)