WINDTEST

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog GmbH
Certification Report No.: WT 5625/07
Measurement of power curve of Enercon E-53 800 kW at Eggelingen (extract)
Wind turbine:
Type: ......................................... Enercon E-53 800 kW
Order number: ..........................4250 06 03407 64
Manufacturer: ...................................... Enercon GmbH
Rotor diameter:.......................................... 52.9 m
Hub height (including foundation): ........................ 75 m
Rotor speed: .................................... 12 - 29.5 rpm
Rated power: .................................................... 800 kW
Blade type:.................................... E53/1, 25.25 m
Rated wind speed........................................... 12.0 m/s
Blade angle:......................................... .....variable
Measurements:
The measurements were carried out according to IEC 61400-12-1: Wind turbines - Part 12-1: Power performance
measurements of electricity producing wind turbines.
Deviations to IEC 61400-12-1:
no deviations
Scope of measurements:
period: 2007-01-08 to 2007-03-08
evaluated wind direction sector: 226-296
wind speed measurements were carried out with an anemometer of type Thies First Class at hub height (75 m)
accuracy of anemometer calibration: 0.1 m/s in the range of 4 to 16 m/s
wind speed normalised to reference air density, = 1.225 kg/m3
temperature filter applied (>0C)
database: B
accuracy class of power measuring devices: 0.2 (current transformers), 0.5 (power transducer)

The complete procedure is documented in the test reports no. WT 5628/07 and WT 5629/07.
Power curve according to IEC 61400-12-1: Enercon E-53 800 kW
Reference air density air =1.225 kg/m3, database B

cp

900
850
800
750
700
650
600
550
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
-50
-100
-150

0.60
0.50
0.40
0.30
cp

power output [kW]

power output

0.20
0.10
0.00
-0.10
0

10
12
14
16
wind speed [m/s]

18

20

22

24

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MEASURED POWER CURVE: E-53 800 kW (database B)

coverage factor (assuming normal distributions): k= 1
reference air density: 1.225 kg/m, cut-out windspeed: 28 m/s
category A
bin
hub height
power
cp
no. of
standard
no.
wind speed
output
data sets
uncertainty
[m/s]
[kW]
(10 min. avg.)
[kW]
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39

1.49
1.97
2.58
3.03
3.52
4.06
4.52
5.01
5.50
6.00
6.53
7.00
7.50
8.00
8.51
9.02
9.51
10.00
10.50
11.02
11.49
12.02
12.50
12.97
13.50
13.99
14.52
14.97
15.49
15.99
16.50
17.01
17.46
17.98
18.47
19.03
19.48
19.96
20.42

-0.9
-0.8
3.5
9.7
20.5
37.0
54.3
77.8
104.6
141.4
184.6
234.7
285.8
348.0
422.5
498.1
564.4
656.4
712.4
756.4
781.2
799.2
805.4
813.0
816.3
822.0
818.9
818.4
823.8
823.6
824.7
824.4
824.4
823.6
824.7
823.7
824.2
824.8
825.8

0.00
0.00
0.15
0.26
0.35
0.41
0.44
0.46
0.47
0.49
0.49
0.51
0.50
0.50
0.51
0.50
0.49
0.49
0.46
0.42
0.38
0.34
0.31
0.28
0.25
0.22
0.20
0.18
0.16
0.15
0.14
0.12
0.12
0.11
0.10
0.09
0.08
0.08
0.07

4
11
23
22
24
31
57
78
115
143
138
176
152
118
123
120
133
115
138
167
147
122
138
102
94
57
75
70
99
67
69
53
31
25
17
24
8
12
6

0.5
0.2
0.5
0.6
1.2
1.0
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
2.1
2.3
2.3
3.4
3.7
4.1
3.9
4.1
3.2
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.2
1.9
1.8
1.7
2.1
1.6
1.0
1.2
0.8
0.9
1.1
1.2
1.8
1.3
1.5
1.0
2.3

category B
standard
uncertainty
[kW]

combined
(expanded)
uncertainty
[kW]

3.1
3.1
3.1
3.4
3.9
4.9
5.9
7.6
9.2
12.8
15.2
20.8
21.3
27.3
33.7
36.2
34.9
50.2
32.4
26.5
19.1
15.3
11.8
12.4
11.4
12.0
11.5
11.3
12.0
11.3
11.4
11.3
11.3
11.3
11.4
11.3
11.3
11.3
11.4

3.1
3.1
3.2
3.4
4.1
5.0
6.1
7.8
9.3
12.9
15.3
20.9
21.4
27.5
33.9
36.4
35.1
50.4
32.5
26.6
19.2
15.4
12.0
12.6
11.6
12.2
11.6
11.4
12.1
11.4
11.4
11.4
11.4
11.4
11.5
11.4
11.4
11.4
11.6

ESTIMATED ANNUAL ENERGY PRODUCTION (AEP), database B

extrapolation of the power curve between the highest
WT type:
E-53 800 kW
measured wind speed and the cut-out wind speed
cut-out wind speed: 28 m/s
with the average power at highest measured wind speed
reference air density: 1.225 kg/m
coverage factor k:
1
Standard uncertainty of
hub height
AEP-measured
AEP-extrapolated
AEP-measured
annual average
(measured power curve)
(extrapolated power curve)
wind speed (Rayleigh)
[m/s]
[MWh]
[MWh]
[%]
[MWh]
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
11.0

667.4
1263.9
1948.1
2618.2
3201.6
3655.7
3966.6
4142.7

66.0
98.1
124.0
140.0
147.8
149.9
148.4
144.8

*
*

9.9
7.8
6.4
5.3
4.6
4.1
3.7
3.5

values marked with *: incomplete according to IEC 61400-12-1

WINDTEST Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog GmbH
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D-25709 Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog

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Dipl.-Ing. O. Bruhn
(Head of Loads Group)

date:
responsible:
Tel.:
Fax.:

2007-03-19
Dipl.-Ing. E. Txen
+49 (0) 4856 901 24
+49 (0) 4856 901 859

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667.4
1263.9
1948.9
2627.2
3244.4
3779.0
4224.8
4581.1