Turbine Research Program Cold Weather Turbine Project: Period of Performance May 27, 1999 -- March 31, 2004

• Main Authors: Lynch, J., Bywaters, G., Costin, D., Hoskins, S., Mattila, P., Stowell, J.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: 17 WIND ENERGY; 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; DESIGN; NASA; NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY; PERFORMANCE; POWER SYSTEMS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; TESTING; TURBINES; WEATHER; WIND TURBINES; WIND POWER; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/15009548; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/15009548; https://doi.org/10.2172/15009548

Northern Power Systems completed the Cold Weather Turbine (CWT) project, which was funded by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), under subcontract XAT-9-29200-01. The project's primary goal is to develop a 100-kW wind turbine suited for deployment in remote villages in cold regions. The contract required testing and certification of the turbine to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61400-1 international standard through Underwriters Laboratories (UL). The contract also required Northern Power Systems to study design considerations for operation in extreme cold (-80F at the South Pole, for example). The design was based on the successful proof of concept (POC) turbine (developed under NREL and NASA contracts), considered the prototype turbine that would be refined and manufactured to serve villages in cold regions around the world.