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German Research Facility for Wind Energy (DFWind)



Together with ForWind (Center for Wind Energy Research of the Universities of Oldenburg, Hannover and Bremen) and IWES (Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology) the DLR is establishing a research facility for wind energy, called DFWind („Deutsche Forschungsplattform für Windenergie“). The primary research topics are:

  • Control methods and condition monitoring
  • Meteorology and acoustics
  • Aerodynamics and aeroelasticity
  • Support structure and geotechnics

The department is responsible for data acquisition and data management. The main requirements are:

  • Acquisition of data from widely distributed systems
  • Storage in a database
  • Reliable data communication
  • Encrypted communication and storage to ensure data security
  • Data access via an intuitive web portal

It is intended to equip the research turbines with an experimental control system, i.e. an environment shall be created which allows the test of new control concepts without recertification of the facility. This shall enable load reduction techniques and new actuators to be tested. The idea for the realization makes use of a so-called Advanced Protection System, always allowing a safe operation of the wind turbine. Within this safe environment it shall be possible to test experimental code without additional certification.

DFWind Data Acquisition and Processing

Fields of Activity
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ACT/FHS Experiment Support Facility
ATRA Base Measurement System
Aviation Design Organisation
Electromagnetic Compability
Sensor Technology
Systems Engineering for Test Facilities
Information Technology
German Research for Wind Energy
Related Topics
Structural Mechanics
Acoustics
Meteorology and Climatology
Aerodynamic
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