Gaia-Wind
A video of Gaia-Wind's 11-kW wind turbine.
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As part of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and U.S. Department of Energy (NREL/DOE) Independent Testing project, NREL is testing Gaia-Wind's 11-kW small wind turbine at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC). Gaia-Wind's turbine is a three-phase induction generator that operates at 480 volts. The turbine's downwind rotor has a 13-meter diameter, and its tower is 18 meters tall. The two-bladed, oversized rotor is designed for low to moderate wind speeds.
Testing Progress
The date of the information in this progress report is April 27, 2010. Supporting data and explanations for data provided in this table will be provided in the final reports once testing is complete. Data presented are preliminary and subject to revision. The following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.
Cumulative Energy Production
6/13/2008: 528; 6/16/2008: 716; 6/18/2008: 731; 6/19/2008: 792; 6/20/2008: 898; 6/25/2008: 970; 6/26/2008: 1004; 6/27/2008: 1069; 6/30/2008: 1110; 7/2/2008: 1135; 7/3/2008: 1160; 7/7/2008: 1263; 7/9/2008: 1369; 7/10/2008: 1406; 7/11/2008: 1439; 7/14/2008: 1500; 7/16/2008: 1544; 7/17/2008: 1568; 7/18/2008: 1578; 7/21/2008: 1659; 7/23/2008: 1727; 7/24/2008: 1754; 7/25/2008: 1792; 7/28/2008: 1884; 7/29/2008: 1956; 7/30/2008: 1970; 8/14/2008: 2024; 8/18/2008: 2051; 8/19/2008: 2053; 8/20/2008: 2053; 8/22/2008: 2105; 8/25/2008: 2179; 8/26/2008: 2226; 8/27/2008: 2271; 8/29/2008: 2289; 9/11/2008: 2360; 9/12/2008: 2363; 9/15/2008: 2460; 9/17/2008: 2467; 9/18/2008: 2475; 9/19/2008: 2526; 9/22/2008: 2553; 9/23/2008: 2629; 9/25/2008: 2642; 9/26/2008: 2664; 9/29/2008: 2726; 9/30/2008: 2726; 10/2/2008: 2729; 10/3/2008: 2767; 10/6/2008: 2879; 10/7/2008: 2900; 10/8/2008: 3051; 10/9/2008: 3083; 10/10/2008: 3086; 10/13/2008: 3088; 10/14/2008: 3088; 10/16/2008: 3109; 10/20/2008: 3215; 10/21/2008: 3224; 10/22/2008: 3286; 10/23/2008: 3357; 10/24/2008: 3382; 10/27/2008: 3793; 10/28/2008: 3793; 10/29/2008: 3812; 10/30/2008: 3834; 10/31/2008: 3839; 11/3/2008: 3920; 11/4/2008: 3934; 11/5/2008: 3993; 11/6/2008: 4264; 11/10/2008: 4666; 11/11/2008: 4666; 11/17/2008: 5404; 11/18/2008: 5464; 11/19/2008: 5657; 11/20/2008: 5671; 11/21/2008: 5671; 11/24/2008: 5781; 11/25/2008: 5893; 12/1/2008: 6059; 12/2/2008: 6182; 12/3/2008: 6280; 12/4/2008: 6280; 12/5/2008: 6333; 12/9/2008: 6951; 12/10/2008: 6979; 12/11/2008: 7150; 12/12/2008: 7192; 12/19/2008: 7441; 12/22/2008: 7640; 12/23/2008: 7662; 12/29/2008: 8572; 12/30/2008: 8597; 12/31/2008: 8621; 1/5/2009: 8814; 1/6/2009: 8955; 1/7/2009: 9178; 1/8/2009: 9227; 1/12/2009: 9651; 1/13/2009: 9756; 1/14/2009: 9988; 1/15/2009: 10001; 1/16/2009: 10075; 1/19/2009: 10339; 1/20/2009: 10377; 1/22/2009: 10731; 1/26/2009: 10813; 1/27/2009: 10813; 1/28/2009: 10946; 1/29/2009: 11099; 1/30/2009: 11217; 2/2/2009: 11597; 2/3/2009: 11823; 2/6/2009: 12069; 2/9/2009: 12211; 2/12/2009: 12367; 2/13/2009: 12410; 2/18/2009: 12795; 2/19/2009: 12937; 2/20/2009: 13098; 2/23/2009: 13187; 2/24/2009: 13310; 2/25/2009: 13370; 3/3/2009: 13774; 3/9/2009: 14382; 3/10/2009: 14423; 3/16/2009: 14670; 3/17/2009: 14746; 3/18/2009: 14802; 3/19/2009: 14809; 3/20/2009: 14811; 3/23/2009: 15003; 3/24/2009: 15174; 3/30/2009: 15592; 4/6/2009: 15928; 4/8/2009: 16127; 4/13/2009: 16329; 4/22/2009: 16710; 4/23/2009: 16773; 4/29/2009: 16929; 4/30/2009: 16962; 5/1/2009: 16973; 5/4/2009: 16994; 5/5/2009: 17106; 5/6/2009: 17163; 5/7/2009: 17226; 5/8/2009: 17296; 5/11/2009: 17402; 5/12/2009: 17404; 5/13/2009: 17514; 5/14/2009: 17598; 5/15/2009: 17613; 5/18/2009: 17682; 5/19/2009: 17703; 5/20/2009: 17764; 5/21/2009: 17814; 5/22/2009: 17833; 5/26/2009: 17912; 5/27/2009: 17912; 5/28/2009: 17932; 5/29/2009: 17973; 6/1/2009: 18067; 6/3/2009: 18177; 6/4/2009: 18193; 6/5/2009: 18211; 6/8/2009: 18280; 6/9/2009: 18286; 6/10/2009: 18312; 6/11/2009: 18327; 6/12/2009: 18354; 6/15/2009: 18384; 6/16/2009: 18415; 6/17/2009: 18426; 6/18/2009: 18430; 6/19/2009: 18487; 6/22/2009: 18540; 6/23/2009: 18565; 6/24/2009: 18592; 6/26/2009: 18657; 6/27/2009: 18709; 6/29/2009: 18734; 6/30/2009: 18744; 7/1/2009: 18758; 7/6/2009: 18818; 7/7/2009: 18841; 7/8/2009: 18847; 7/9/2009: 18858; 7/13/2009: 18926; 7/14/2009: 18988; 7/15/2009: 19012; 7/16/2009: 19018; 7/17/2009: 19053; 7/20/2009: 19135; 7/21/2009: 19156; 7/22/2009: 19161; 7/23/2009: 19168; 7/24/2009: 19175; 7/28/2009: 19256; 7/30/2009: 19278; 7/31/2009: 19279; 8/3/2009: 19366; 8/4/2009: 19408; 8/5/2009: 19418; 8/6/2009: 19433; 11/3/2009: 19792; 11/4/2009: 19837; 11/5/2009: 19842; 11/6/2009: 19920; 11/9/2009: 20011; 11/10/2009: 20012; 11/13/2009: 20028; 11/16/2009: 20087; 11/17/2009: 20091; 11/18/2009: 20091; 11/19/2009: 20102; 11/23/2009: 20232; 11/30/2009: 20456; 12/1/2009: 20526; 12/2/2009: 20564; 12/3/2009: 20564; 12/7/2009: 20740; 12/8/2009: 20740; 12/9/2009: 20740; 12/15/2009: 20806; 12/16/2009: 20875; 12/17/2009: 20987; 12/21/2009: 21214; 12/22/2009: 21275; 12/28/2009: 21641; 12/30/2009: 21709; 1/4/2010: 21971; 1/11/2010: 22053; 1/15/2010: 22135; 1/16/2010: 22138; 1/19/2010: 22144; 1/22/2010: 22179; 1/25/2010: 22636; 1/26/2010: 22669; 1/27/2010: 22671; 1/28/2010: 22671; 2/3/2010: 22815; 2/5/2010: 22961; 2/9/2010: 22970; 2/12/2010: 23077; 2/17/2010: 23124; 2/24/2010: 23173; 2/25/2010: 23173; 3/1/2010: 23175; 3/12/2010: 23332; 3/17/2010: 23418; 3/26/2010: 23656; 4/1/2010: 23809; 4/2/2010: 23838; 4/5/2010: 24010; 4/8/2010: 24221; 4/26/2010: 24867;
| Activity | Status |
|---|---|
| Award of Subcontract | February 7, 2008 |
| Preparation for Installation | Foundation poured: April 21, 2008 Components received: April 2, 2008 Documentation received: May 15, 2008 |
| Turbine Installation | May 13, 2008 |
| Turbine Commissioning | May 15, 2008 |
| Turbine O&M and Testing | |
| Safety and Function | (PDF 2.4 MB) |
| Power Performance | (PDF 2.9 MB) |
Hrs of valid data (60 required) |
413 |
Bins completed (3-14 m/s required) |
0.5 - 16.5 |
| Acoustic Noise | Data collection complete |
| Power Quality | Data collection complete |
| Duration Test | Data collection complete; post test inspection pending |
Months of operation (6 required) |
9.7 |
Hours of power production (2,500 required) |
2,704.9 |
Hours of power production in winds above 9 m/s (250 required) |
710.6 |
Hours of power production in winds above 13.5 m/s (25 required) |
215.0 |
KWH of production, cumulative |
23,809 |
| Turbine Removed | Not applicable |
| Post-test Inspection | Not started |
| Final Documentation | Not started |
| Project Review Meeting | Not started |
