The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will dedicate its new Dynamometer Test Facility at NREL’s National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) on November 19. The facility offers industry engineers the unique opportunity to conduct a wide range of tests on the mechanical and electrical power producing systems of a wind turbine. As one of…
NREL gives a first peek at its 5-MW dynamometer
The National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden, Colo. is getting close to cutting the ribbon on a 5-MW dynamometer that will allow testing new turbine drivetrains and equipment. “The 5-MW dynamometer and drivetrain testing facilities will complement the existing 2.5-MW dyno,” says NREL Senior Engineer, Hal Link. He discussed the progress of construction at a…