abnormally high power output of wind turbine in cold weather a preliminary study异常高输出功率的风力涡轮机在寒冷天气的初步研究.pdfVIP

International Journal of Rotating Machinery, 9(1): 23–33, 2003 c Copyright 2003 Taylor Francis 1023-621X/03 $12.00 + .00 DOI: 10.1080/10236210390147326 Abnormally High Power Output of Wind Turbine in Cold Weather: A Preliminary Study Christophe Leclerc and Christian Masson ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ Departement de genie mecanique, Ecole de technologie superieure, Montreal, Quebec, Canada In Kuujjuak, Qu´ebec, Reid (1998) reported that 5-min av- According to popular belief, air temperature effects on eraged power outputs of 89 kW were recorded on a 65 kW wind turbine power output are produced solely by air den- Bonus wind turbine during cold-weather operation. In Igloolik, sity variations, and power is proportional to air density. Northwest Territories, Lodge (1996) observed 10-min averaged However, some cases have been reported, all involving stall- power outputs of 16 kW and instantaneous power outputs of controlled wind turbines, in which unexpected high power 20 kW on two 10 kW Aerowatt wind turbines at very low tem- output was observed at very low temperatures. peratures. In Pyh¨atunturi, Finland, Peltola and colleagues (1996) As a preliminary study, this article intends to quantify the reported that a 220 kW rotor produced power output peaks of influence of air temperature on the power production of the 360 kW in very cold weather, leading to excessive loading and Tacke TW600 wind turbine installed in Tiverton, Ontario, failure of the generator. All these events involve stall-controlled Canada. Increases in power output due to