OPUS 3 - Construction of an experimental turbine

OPUS 3

The project aims to establish a modular wind turbine in the form of a test rig at the DLR Research Wind Farm Krummendeich WiValdi.

A wind turbine with a capacity of approximately 500 kW will be modified and instrumented with measurement technology for research purposes. The wind turbine will be procured and erected by the DLR. Additionally, an upstream and IEC-compliant wind measurement mast will be erected to capture meteorological influences. The experimental turbine will enable direct research on a wind turbine. This includes modifications to the rotor, validation of numerical models, or the implementation of experimental control algorithms.

Lead institute

Wind Energy Experiments

The Braunschweig Wind Energy Experiments (WX) facility is a young, growing organisational unit founded as part of the continuation of wind energy research by the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

Participating institutes

Wind Energy Experiments

The Braunschweig Wind Energy Experiments (WX) facility is a young, growing organisational unit founded as part of the continuation of wind energy research by the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

Institute of Aeroelasticity

The field of aeroelasticity addresses the physical processes that occur during flow around elastic structures due to the interaction between aerodynamic and elastomechanical forces.

Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology

The Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology is a leading research institute in the field of aerodynamics/aeroacoustics of airplanes and aerothermodynamics of space vehicles.

Institute of Lightweight Systems

The DLR Institute of Lightweight Systems has the know-how for the design and realisation of adaptable, efficient composite structures and lightweight systems.

Institute of Flight Systems

The Institute of Flight Systems (FT) has been active in the topics of flight mechanics and measurement and system technology of all flying systems at the DLR site Braunschweig since 1953.

Institute of Atmospheric Physics

The Institute of Atmospheric Physics investigates the physics and chemistry of the global atmosphere from the Earth's surface up to the stratosphere.

Funding organisations

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK) over Projektträger Jülich (PTJ)