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3 rd International Small Wind Turbine Conference U.S. R&D Priorities Trudy Forsyth Managing Director 4 October 2017
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3rd International Small Wind Turbine Conference
U.S. R&D Priorities
Trudy ForsythManaging Director4 October 2017
SMART Wind Roadmap
Distributed Wind Energy Association (DWEA)
◦ U.S. Department of Commerce grant
◦ 2014-2016
Steering committee – 11 manufacturers
Academic – over 35 universities and national laboratories
Industry – over 70 companies
◦ Turbine and turbine component manufacture
◦ Lower-tier vendors
◦ Small wind stakeholders
SMART Wind Consortium Subgroup Focus Areas
SMART Wind Industry Challenges
SMART Wind Industry Challenges
Top 3 Cost Contributors
Micro/small (up to 20 kW)1.Tower2.Alternator3.Inverter
Top Priority Action Areas
1) Optimize and harmonize wind turbine designs to improve levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and achieve parity with U.S. retail electricity rates in more markets Develop common core modular inverter
Utilize wide bandgap materials in power electronics
Create new standard support structure designs
2) Improve manufacturing parts, materials, and processes including incorporating lean manufacturing practices
3) Streamline installation and maintenance of wind turbine system; develop low-cost prognostic condition monitoring to provide feedback on field performance
4) Optimize standards and certification to enable technology evolution and maintain quality
Small Wind Turbine Standards
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