Correction factors for NRG #40 anemometers potentially affected by dry friction whip: Characterization, analysis, and validation

Wind Energy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 489-502

  Hale, Erik ^a   Fusina, Lesley ^b   Brower, Michael ^b  

^a PNE Wind USA Inc ^*  (United States)

^b AWS Truepower   (United States)

Author keywords

anemometer; calibration; degradation; DFW; dry friction whip; NRG 40; vibratory phenomenon

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DEGRADATION; FRICTION; STATISTICAL TESTS; WIND; WIND TUNNELS;

CALIBRATION TESTS; CORRECTION FACTORS; DRY FRICTION WHIPS; FIELD TEST DATA; MEAN WIND SPEED; NRG #40; SELF - EXCITED; VIBRATORY PHENOMENONS;

ANEMOMETERS;

ANEMOMETER; CALIBRATION; DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; ERROR CORRECTION; FRICTION; TESTING METHOD; VIBRATION; WIND TUNNEL; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84859714836     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: 10991824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.476     Document Type: Article

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