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Geometry and Structural Properties for the Controls Advanced Research Turbine (CART) from Model Tuning. Subcontractor Report for August 25, 2003 - November 30, 2003.

DE200415009598

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Stol, K. A.
Page Count	64
Abstract	The Controls Advanced Research Turbine (CART) is a modified Westinghouse WWG-0600 machine rated at 600 kW. It is located at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) in Boulder, Colorado, and has been installed to test new control schemes for power and load regulation. In its original configuration, the WWG-0600 uses a synchronous generator, fluid coupling, and hydraulic collective pitch actuation. However, the CART is fitted with an induction generator, rigid coupling, and individual electromechanical pitch actuators. The rotor runs upwind of the tower and consists of two blades and a teetering hub. In order to design advanced control schemes for the CART, representative computational models are essential.
Keywords	Geometry Structural properties Actuators Colorado Configuration Design Hydraulics Induction generators Rotors Tuning Turbines Model tuning Controls Advanced Research Turbine (CART)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Auckland Univ. (New Zealand).; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO. and Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200514

Geometry and Structural Properties for the Controls Advanced Research Turbine (CART) from Model Tuning. Subcontractor Report for August 25, 2003 - November 30, 2003.

Geometry and Structural Properties for the Controls Advanced Research Turbine (CART) from Model Tuning. Subcontractor Report for August 25, 2003 - November 30, 2003.
DE200415009598

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Stol, K. A.
Page Count	64
Abstract	The Controls Advanced Research Turbine (CART) is a modified Westinghouse WWG-0600 machine rated at 600 kW. It is located at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) in Boulder, Colorado, and has been installed to test new control schemes for power and load regulation. In its original configuration, the WWG-0600 uses a synchronous generator, fluid coupling, and hydraulic collective pitch actuation. However, the CART is fitted with an induction generator, rigid coupling, and individual electromechanical pitch actuators. The rotor runs upwind of the tower and consists of two blades and a teetering hub. In order to design advanced control schemes for the CART, representative computational models are essential.
Keywords	Geometry Structural properties Actuators Colorado Configuration Design Hydraulics Induction generators Rotors Tuning Turbines Model tuning Controls Advanced Research Turbine (CART)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Auckland Univ. (New Zealand).; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO. and Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200514