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LIST OF ATTACHMENTSBASIS FOR CALCULATIONS<br />

Wind speed Symbol Value<br />

Average wind speed Vave 6 m/s<br />

Reference wind speed Vref 30 m/s<br />

Table A.1: External wind conditions for Class IV wind turbine<br />

The present wind turbine configuration meets the requirements of IEC 61400-2, which<br />

makes it possible to use simplified load and wind distribution models for calculations [5, p.<br />

67]. The requirements are:<br />

120<br />

� Horizontal-axis<br />

� 2 or more bladed propeller-type rotor<br />

� Cantilever blades<br />

� Rigid hub (not teetering or hinged hub)<br />

Among other things the simplified models mean that wind speeds are assumed to be<br />

Rayleigh distributed, whereby the wind distribution at hub height is given by the following<br />

probability density function [12, p. 59]:<br />

� V<br />

pR( V)<br />

2 2<br />

Vave e<br />

�<br />

�<br />

4<br />

�<br />

The statistical distribution of (A.1) is equal to a Weibull distribution with a so called shape<br />

parameter of 2. With Vave equal to 6 m/s the function may be represented graphically:<br />

�<br />

�<br />

�<br />

V<br />

Vave<br />

�<br />

�<br />

�<br />

2<br />

(A.1)

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