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METHODOLOGY
Figure 3.1: Flow chart showing the phases of the development process and the key results of
each phase
Each of the phases is documented in specific chapters of the present project thesis. Table
3.1 below links the phases and chapters, and provides a brief description of their contents.
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Phase Chapter Description
I
II
1, 2
4
The main purpose of the preliminary phase is to clarify the objec-
tives of the project and the circumstances under which they are
met.
Chapter 1 describes the remote background and incentive for the
project, while chapter 2 elaborates the project goals. Chapter 2 also
contains the requirement list (specification) which is the main re-
sult of the task clarification phase.
In this project the key intention of the conceptual phase is to select
the most suitable existing wind turbine type for the present pur-
pose. VDI Guideline 2222-1 [8], which defines individual methods
for the conceptual design of technical products, is used in the selec-
tion process. The conceptualisation results in the specification of a
principal solution (concept), thus meeting the first project objec-
tive, established in the task clarification phase.