TS 61400-13 © IEC:2001(E) – 11 –
3 Load measurement programmes
3.1 General
The measurement programme involves collecting both a comprehensive statistical database
and a set of time series, which define the behaviour of the turbine in certain specific
situations. In this clause, a system of measurement load cases (MLCs) is defined to
determine the wind turbine loads in conditions corresponding to a selection of design load
cases (DLCs) of IEC 61400-1. The MLCs may directly be used for documentation of the load
in relation to the DLCs, or the MLCs may provide a basis for the validation of calculation
models at specific and well-defined external conditions. Subsequently, the models can be
used to estimate the loads at the design conditions. This clause also provides specifications
for the quantities to be measured.
3.2 Measurement load cases (MLCs)
3.2.1 General
This subclause describes how to build up load measurement campaigns from a number of
well-defined MLCs. The MLCs are defined in relation to the DLCs, described in IEC 61400-1.
Hence, not all DLCs can be reasonably verified by measurement.
The MLCs define the main external conditions and the operational conditions of the turbine
during the measurement campaigns. The external conditions include meteorological para-
meters such as wind speed, turbulence intensity and air density. The operational conditions
include operational parameters such as rotational speed, yaw error, electrical power and
blade pitch angle. The operational conditions depend on the wind turbine configuration and
shall be specified for each particular case.
Due to the stochastic character of the external conditions, measurements of each MLC have
to be repeated several times in order to reduce the statistical uncertainty. The minimum
number of measurements at each MLC is specified in this subclause.
Some of the DLCs of IEC 61400-1 and covered by MLCs defined in this specification are
specified at external conditions that are difficult to achieve during a measurement campaign.
In particular, the high wind speeds for those DLCs are difficult to obtain during the
measurement campaign or at a specific site. For example, it is not possible to forcefully apply
the extreme coherent gust to the turbine. In such cases, these load cases shall be assessed
at wind speeds which are as high as possible.
The measured time histories are classified in two ways: one considering steady-state
operation (SO) and one considering transient events (TE). In this way, all measurements can
be classified in measurement load cases which relate to the IEC 61400-1 DLCs.
Tables 1 and 2 show the MLCs that are recommended to be recorded. The MLCs defined in
the tables may not be complete. Additional MLCs may be necessary depending on the wind
turbine concept and control and safety strategy.
3.2.2 MLCs during steady-state operation
Power production
During power production, measurements shall be performed in the wind speed range from
cut-in to cut-out and in a range of turbulence intensity levels described in the following
subclause.
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