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Wind Energy - 1
Proceedings ofthe First
Contractors' Meeting, Brussels,
5-6 May 1986
harwood academic publishersΦWind Energy - 1Commission of the European Communities
Third Energy Development Programme
Wind Energy
Series Editor: W. Palz (Commission ofthe European Communities)
VOLUMEVOLUME 11 WindWind EnergyEnergy -1-1
Edited by E. Van der Voort and G. Grassi
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Proceedings of the First Contractors' Meeting,
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Printed in Great Britain by Bell and Bain Ltd, Glasgow.CONTENTS
Introduction to the Series ix
ForewordForeword xixi
Development of MW-Size Wind Turbines (WEGA) 1
Review
B. Rasmussen 3
Esbjerg 1. A Danish 2 MW Windturbine. (EN3W/C2/110/DK)
P.P. Kristensen (ELSAM, Fredericia, Denmark) 77
Development of an Advanced Grid Connected WEC in the
1 MW Class (EN3W/C2/125/E)
A. Muñoz Torralbo (ASINEL, Madrid, Spain) 13
Development of an Advanced Low-Cost 1 MW Wind Turbine for
General Utility Application (EN3W/C2/196/GB)
D.J.D.J. MilborrowMilborrow (CEGB,(CEGB, London,London, UK)UK) 1919
Actions with a General Character 25
Review
B. Rasmussen 27
WindWind AtlasAtlas forfor thethe ECEC (EN3W/0002/DK)
E.L.E.L. PetersenPetersen andand I.I. Troen (Rise(Rise Nat.Nat. Lab.,Lab., Denmark) 3333
Databank on Existing Wind Turbines and Wind Climates
in the Community (EN3W/0003/D)
J. Schmid (Fraunhofer Inst, Freiburg, FRG) 41
Penetration of Wind Energy in Utility Networks of the EC
(EN3W/0006/DK)(EN3W/0006/DK)
C.C. Hilger (ELSAM, Fredericia,Fredericia, Denmark) 5151
Standards for Analysis of Wind Generators Performance
(EN3W/0005/D)
J.P. Molly (WISA, Leonberg, FRG) 53
-v--v-Concerted Action: HAWTSHAWTS Aerodynamics 5959
Review
B. Rasmussen 61
An Experimental Investigation of Horizontal-Axis Wind
Turbine Aerodynamics in Natural Conditions
(EN3W/C1/166/DK)
H.A.H.A. MadsenMadsen (Riso(Riso Nat.Nat. Lab.,Lab., Denmark) 6363
An Experimental Investigation of Horizontal-Axis Wind
Turbine Aerodynamics in Natural Conditions
(EN3W/0033/GB)
R. L. Hales (Cranfield Inst, of Tech. , Bedford, UK) 69
Dynamic andand Aeroelastic Response ofof WEWE PlantsPlants toto
Aerodynamic LoadsLoads (EN3W/00040/D)(EN3W/00040/D)
K. Träder and S. Wagner (WIP, München, FRG) 75
Concerted Action: Wake Effects 81
Review
P.E.J. VermeulenVermeulen (MT-TNO,(MT-TNO, Apeldoorn,Apeldoorn, TheThe Netherlands) 8383
Siting of Wind Turbines near Buildings and Obstacles
(EN3W/0011/NL)
J.A. Leene (MT-TNO, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands) 89
Wind Turbine Wake Interference (EN3W/0008/DK)
S.A. Jensen (Dan. Maritime Inst., Lyngby, Denmark) 95
Supervising andand MeasuringMeasuring atat TaendpibeTaendpibe WindfarmWindfarm
(EN3W/0010/DK)
E. Knudsen (Vestas R&D, Lem sd., Denmark) 99
Analysis of Wind Turbine Wakes (EN3W/0020/E)
A. Crespo (UPM, Madrid, Spain) 101
Wake and Cluster Effects of the "Zeebrugge Windfarm"
(EN3W/0015/B)
J. Van Leuven (Ruca, Antwerpen, Belgium) 107
Windfarms in Complex Terrain (EN3W/0030/NL)
L. Van der Snoek (MT-TNO, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands) 113
Wake Measurements on the Nibe Wind Turbines in Denmark
(EN3W/0039/GB)
D.J.D.J. MilborrowMilborrow (CEGB,(CEGB, London,London, UK)UK) 119119
Concerted Action: Gust Measurements and Modelling 125
Review
I. Troen and Ph. Duchene-Marullaz 127
Turbulence Modelling forfor WindWind Turbines:Turbines: FlatFlat OpenOpen
Country andand Complex Terrain (EN3W/0027/F)(EN3W/0027/F)
Ph. Duchene-Marullaz (CSTB, Nantes, France) 131
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