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Wind Turbine Generator a1 returns to power production at Sandia’s SWiFT

By Paul Dvorak | May 13, 2016

WTGa1 will complete all commissioning before the end of May 2016 after satisfactorily operating in high wind conditions. Turbines WTGa2 and WTGb1 will complete commissioning over the summer months.

WTGa1 will complete all commissioning before the end of May 2016 after satisfactorily operating in high wind conditions. Turbines WTGa2 and WTGb1 will complete commissioning over the summer months.

The SWiFT Facility reached an exciting milestone with the return to power production of the WTGa1 turbine (aka DOE/SNL #1) as part of a final series of commissioning tests. WTGa1 will complete all commissioning before the end of May 2016 after satisfactorily operating in high wind conditions. Turbines WTGa2 and WTGb1 will complete commissioning over the summer months.

Completion of the WTGa1 milestone clears the way for the return to normal experimental work at the facility, including the following:

  • operation of the Wake Steering Experiment in partnership with NREL (as discussed in detail, below)
  • detailed wake characterization in partnership with Texas Tech University and Pentalum
  • the flight of the National Rotor Testbed (NRT) designed by Sandia National Labs
  • numerous industrial projects currently in negotiation

All data and information from the SWiFT experimental work will be made public so that industrial and academic partners can calibrate their simulation tools.


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