BAR_BAU-LBNL-IEA_3.3MW_156¶

Link to Tabular Data¶

A .csv file is available on GitHub.

Key Parameters¶

Item	Value	Units
Name	BAR LBNL-IEA 3.3 MW	N/A
Rated Power	3300	kW
Rated Wind Speed	9	m/s
Cut-in Wind Speed	4	m/s
Cut-out Wind Speed	25	m/s
Rotor Diameter	156	m
Hub Height	111	m
Drivetrain		N/A
Control		N/A
IEC Class		N/A

This turbine model originates from NREL’s Big Adaptive Rotor project 1 and was also used as the ‘business as usual (BAU)’ turbine in a NREL Technical Report investigating the impact of tall towers 2.

Power curve¶

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Cp curve¶

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References¶

1: Johnson, Nick, Pietro Bortolotti, Katherine Dykes, Garrett Barter, Patrick Moriarty, Scott Carron, Fabian Wendt, Paul Veers, Josh Paquette, Chris Kelly, and Brandon Ennis. 2019. Investigation of Innovative Rotor Concepts for the Big Adaptive Rotor Project. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP-5000-73605. https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy19osti/73605.pdf.
2: Lantz, Eric, Owen Roberts, Jake Nunemaker, Edgar DeMeo, Katherine Dykes, and George Scott. 2019. Increasing Wind Turbine Tower Heights: Opportunities and Challenges. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP-5000-73629. https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy19osti/73629.pdf.