Sandia National
Laboratories has partnered with
Texas Tech University, The US Department of Energy, and Vestas Wind Systems A/S
to develop the Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWiFT) research center. The objectives of the SWiFT center are to
improve power generation efficiency on wind farms, reduce damage to turbines during turbulent weather conditions, and increase reliability and
operational up-time for utility-scale wind farms.
At the heart of the data acquisition system are two, 60
meter meteorological towers outfitted with Met One Instruments’ 500
Series Weather Sensors. In use are the 590 Wind Vane, the 591 Anemometer, the 592 and 593 Temperature and
Humidity Sensors, and the 092 Barometer. On each tower the instrumentation is installed at six measurement levels which are spaced 10
meters apart vertically. Data is routed to
a facility control building through fiber-optic cable. The wind and air density measurements are used to optimize
blade-pitch and Nacelle-yaw of three Vestas V27 wind turbines.
For more
information about how our meteorological monitoring equipment can improve the
power performance of wind and solar farms contact us at 541-471-7111 or sales@metone.com.
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