Rational calibration of four IEC 61400-1 extreme external conditions

Wind Energy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 685-702

  Larsen, Gunner Chr ^a   Hansen, Kurt S ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asymptotic models; Closed form models; Extreme loads; Gust amplitudes; IEC 61400 1 standard; Rational calibration; Statistical models; Turbulence driven gusts

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CALIBRATION; SPECIFICATIONS; TURBULENCE; WIND;

ASYMPTOTIC MODEL; CLOSED-FORM MODELS; EXTREME LOADS; GUST AMPLITUDES; IEC 61400-1 STANDARD; RATIONAL CALIBRATION; TURBULENCE-DRIVEN GUSTS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CALIBRATION; LOADING; MODELING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE; WIND DIRECTION; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 56749158915     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: 10991824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.302     Document Type: Article

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