Fortis Power Performance Report

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April 5, 2012
Intertek Test Report No. 100146060CRT-003

Project No. G100146060
Johan Kuikman
Fortis Wind Energy BV
Aduarderdiepsterweg 9b
9475-EL-HOOGKERK
Netherlands
Phone: 310505515666
email: kuikman@fortiswindenergy.com
Subject: Power performance test report for the Fortis Wind Energy Montana tested at the Intertek Small Wind
Regional Test Center (RTC).
Dear Mr. Kuikman,
This Test Report represents the results of the evaluation and tests of the above referenced equipment under
Intertek Project No. G100146060, as part of the US Department of Energy and National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (DOE/NREL) Subcontract Agreement No. AEE 0-40878-02, to the requirements contained in the
following standard:
IEC 61400-12-1 Wind Turbines - Part 12-1: Power performance measurements of electricity producing wind
turbines; December 2005
This investigation was authorized through signed proposal no. Q500233379, dated May 25, 2010. A production
th
th
sample was installed at the Intertek RTC on January 14 , 2011. Power performance testing began on April 20 ,
nd
2011 and data collection continued through May 2 , 2011.
This Test Report completes the power performance testing phase of the Fortis Wind Energy Montana under
Intertek Project No. G100146060.
If there are any questions regarding the results contained in this report, or any of the other services offered by
Intertek, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.
Please note, this Test Report on its own does not represent authorization for the use of any Intertek certification
marks.
Completed by:
Title:
Signature:
Joseph Spossey
Project Engineer
Reviewed by:
Title:
Tom Buchal
Senior Staff Engineer
Signature
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report by itself does not imply that the material, product or service is or has ever been under an Intertek certification program.
Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.
SD 12.1.2 (11/11/10) Informative
Fortis Wind Energy
Test Report No. 100146060CRT-003

April 5, 2012
Wind Turbine Generator System

Power Performance Test Report
for the
Fortis Wind Energy Montana

tested at
Intertek Small Wind Regional Test Center
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1.0 Background
This test is conducted as part of the DOE/NREL Subcontract Agreement No. AEE-0-40878-02 for the testing of
small wind turbines at regional test centers. The Fortis Wind Energy, B.V., Montana Wind Energy System was
accepted into this program by Intertek and DOE/NREL. The full scope of type testing provided by Intertek for the
Fortis Montana horizontal-axis wind turbine is covered by this agreement. This test report is a summary of the
results of power performance testing, and is one of four tests required on the Fortis Montana turbine; the other
three being duration, safety and function, and acoustics. Results for these other tests are summarized in their
respective Test Reports.
The Fortis Montana turbine is installed at Test Station #2 at the Intertek RTC in Otisco, NY. The Fortis Montana
is designed for grid-connected power delivery, with a maximum power output of 5 kW. It is classified as a Class II
upwind direct drive turbine with speed and power control through horizontal furling and electric dampening. The
Fortis Montana has a three-phase brushless variable speed generator with permanent magnet excitation that is
rated for operation at 220V. The turbine system has multiple output configurations; for testing at the Intertek RTC,
the output and grid interconnect is provided by a WB5000-US WindyBoy inverter at 240V single phase. The
tower and foundation were designed and approved by Nello Corporation. The designs were based off of the
Subsurface Investigation and Geotechnical Evaluation detailed in Atlantic Testing Laboratories report number
CD3119E-01-05-10.
The electrical network at the testing location is single/split phase 120/240 VAC at 60 Hz. Refer to the wiring
diagrams in Appendix A for additional detail. A summary of the test turbine configuration and manufacturers
declared ratings can be found in Table 1 below.
2.0 Test Objective

The purpose of this test is to quantify the power performance characteristics of the Fortis Montana turbine shown
on page 2, and described in detail in Table 1. These characteristics are primarily defined by the measured power
curve, which provides a basis for estimates on Annual Energy Production. The power curve is determined by
simultaneous measurements of turbine output power and wind speed for a given period of time. The required
database is sufficient to understand the power performance characteristics of the Fortis Montana in real world
free-stream airflow.
3.0 Test Summary

This test was conducted in accordance with the first edition of the International Electrotechnical Commissions
(IEC) Wind Turbines - Part 12-1: power performance measurements of electricity producing wind turbines, IEC
61400-12-1 Annex H dated December, 2005. Hereafter, this testing standard and its procedures are referred to
as the Standard.
Figure 1 is the summary of results from the power performance test conducted on the Fortis Montana turbine. In
Figure 1, wind speed is normalized to sea-level air density. The amount of test data analyzed to produce Figure 1
is sufficient to meet the database requirements of the Standard. Table 1 identifies the configuration of the wind
turbine system tested for this report. The power measurement equipment used for measurement of electric
power consists of both a current transformer and power transducer used to measure current and voltage to
determine electric power output in accordance with the Standard. The location of power measurement equipment
encompasses the combined consumption and production of the entire turbine system. Refer to Appendix A for
wiring diagrams.
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Figure 1 - Power curve summary
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Turbine manufacturer
Model
Rated Electrical Power (kW)
Rotor Diameter (m)
Hub Height (m)
2
Swept Area (m )
Distance from rotor centre to tower axis
Tower Type(s)
IEC 61400-2 SWT Class (I, II, III, or IV)
Cut-in Wind Speed
Rated Wind Speed
Survival Wind Speed
Generator identification
Generator specifications
Inverter identification
Inverter specifications
Rectifier/Controller identification
Rectifier/Controller specifications
Diversion load identification
Diversion load specifications
Active brake switch identification
Active brake switch specifications
Blade identification
Blade specification
Rotor speed range (rpm)
Fixed or variable pitch
Number of Blades
Blade Tip Pitch Angle (deg)
Fortis Wind Energy B.V.

Montana
5.0 kW
5.0 m (16.4 ft.) Verified by Intertek as 5.0419 m (16 ft 6.5 in)
36.8 m (120 ft 9 in)
2
19.63 m (211.3 ft )
0.43 m (1 ft 5 in)
Lattice
II
2.5 m/s (5.6 mph)
12 m/s (26.8 mph)
60 m/s (134 mph)
Fortis / Inensus 5 kW
Serial # 100709
5 kW, 220 VAC, 50 Hz
3-phase, 350 RPM
SMA, Windy Boy WB5000US
Serial #: 2001308424
5000 W, 240VAC Single phase, 60 Hz
UL 1741 Listed
Windy Boy, WBP-Box 500
Serial #: 1290001136
Inputmax 3 phase 440 VAC, 11.5 A
Outputmax 500 VDC, 30 A
IP54 Outdoor (mounted indoors)
Heine Resistors, RFB 6-7
Serial #: 024261020003c
6kW, 42 10%, IP 23 (mounted outdoors)
Inensus
Serial #: 0191002003
400 V, 15 A
IP40 (mounted indoors)
Fortis
Serial #s: 3311, 3312, 3313
Fiberglass epoxy, NACA 4415 airfoils
20 450
Fixed
3
10
Table 1 Test turbine configuration and manufacturers declared specifications
4.0 Judgments, Exceptions, and Deviations

There were no judgments, exceptions, or deviations from the Standard for the purposes of this test report.
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5.0 Test Site Description

5.1 Test Site
The RTC has class IV winds, and can accommodate turbines that produce 120V or 240V, 60 Hz power. It is on a
hilltop, with previous agricultural land use, near the township of Otisco, NY. It was surveyed, analyzed and
developed to be a test site for Interteks customers. The Fortis Montana is tested at RTC site #2, which has no
prominent obstructions in the valid measurement sector, as determined by obstacle assessment in accordance
with the Standard. It was determined that site calibration was necessary due to the topographical variation at the
RTC. A site calibration was performed in lieu of the terrain assessment due to known topographical variations.
The resulting flow correction factors are applied to a contiguous data set for power performance results.
The meteorological equipment tower is due south, 12.5 m (41 feet) from the turbine, exactly 2.5 times the
diameter of the rotor, as recommended in the Standard. All buildings and potential obstacles are identified in the
topographical survey map, and were considered during obstacle assessment. The Fortis Montana was the only
turbine installed at the RTC over the duration of this test.
5.2 Measurement Sector

Figure 2 below is a topographical survey map that displays the final valid measurement sector resulting from the
combination of obstacle assessment and site calibration in accordance with the Standard. Figure 2 also shows
the location of the Fortis Montana and its measurement tower (Met2. The preliminary obstacle assessment
yielded a valid measurement sector of 38 - 322 degrees true, but this was cut to a final valid sector of 160 270
degrees true as a result of site calibration. Site calibration was required due to the local terrain not satisfying the
criteria within the terrain assessment requirements of Standard. The shaded area displays the excluded wind
sector. A circle indicating 20 rotor diameters is also shown on the map.
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Figure 2 Topographical survey map and final valid measurement sector of the Fortis Montana test turbine
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Table 2 below provides detail on obstacles that were determined to be significant as a result of the obstacle
assessment in accordance with the Standard. Based upon the results in Table 2, a valid measurement sector of
38 322 degrees true was established prior to site calibration.
Description
Fortis
Montana
Reference
Point
Distance
Diameter
Equivalent
Bearing
(m)
(m)
(m)
Fortis Met
12.5
5.0
Invalid Sector
Start
Stop
(true)
(true)
(true)
360
323
37
INVALID Sector =
323
37
VALID Sector(s) =
38
322
Table 2 Obstacles relative to Fortis Montana and meteorological tower locations
Site calibration was required due to the combination of average slope and terrain variations within 20 rotor
diameters of the turbine tower. Table 3 below shows the results of the site calibration for the Fortis Montana
power performance test, where:

Direction = each 10-degree wind direction bin, in true degrees, considered during site calibration,
Total Time = total number of hours of data collected in each wind direction bin,
Velocity < 8 m/s = total number of hours where wind speeds are below 8 m/s in each wind direction bin,
Velocity > 8 m/s = total number of hours where wind speeds are above 8 m/s in each wind direction bin,
Turbine Velocity Average = average wind speed measured at the turbine location in each wind direction
bin,
Met2 Velocity Average = average wind speed measured at the meteorological tower location in each
wind direction bin,
Average of Ratios = average flow correction factor due to terrain for each wind direction bin (ratio of
wind speed at the wind turbine location divided by the wind speed at the meteorological tower location),
Red text = INVALID sector resulting from obstacle assessment,
Black text = VALID sector resulting from obstacle assessment, and
Blue shade = FINAL VALID sector resulting from site calibration
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Direction
Direction
Average
Total
Time
Velocity <
8 m/s
Velocity >
8 m/s
Turbine
Velocity
Average
Met2
Velocity
Average
Average
of
Ratios
(true)
(true)
(hours)
(hours)
(hours)
(m/s)
(m/s)
0-10
10-20
20-30
30-40
40-50
50-60
60-70
70-80
80-90
90-100
100-110
110-120
120-130
130-140
140-150
150-160
160-170
170-180
180-190
190-200
200-210
210-220
220-230
230-240
240-250
250-260
260-270
270-280
280-290
4.57
14.54
25.17
34.59
44.63
54.74
64.77
74.94
85.35
95.77
104.94
114.98
125.20
134.78
144.46
155.67
165.13
175.39
184.98
195.25
205.05
214.87
224.88
235.03
245.23
255.25
264.19
275.16
284.91
20.45
13.25
13.53
10.33
9.37
6.40
3.78
3.57
4.75
7.58
10.55
10.75
11.73
12.60
8.72
12.58
24.35
29.87
32.68
35.60
50.55
46.97
36.50
44.10
43.93
68.48
46.58
30.23
33.02
20.32
13.22
13.43
10.33
9.37
6.40
3.78
3.53
4.53
5.77
6.95
8.72
9.92
10.62
7.58
9.65
16.77
19.92
24.08
21.90
26.70
29.25
24.88
32.57
29.93
36.27
37.63
28.85
31.88
0.13
0.03
0.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.03
0.22
1.82
3.60
2.03
1.82
1.98
1.13
2.93
7.58
9.95
8.60
13.70
23.85
17.72
11.62
11.53
14.00
32.22
8.95
1.38
1.13
4.09
4.10
3.73
3.71
3.77
2.99
2.63
3.08
3.58
5.13
6.02
5.12
5.43
5.62
4.85
5.34
6.19
6.38
6.30
6.88
7.61
6.89
6.36
6.42
6.69
7.57
5.75
4.44
4.32
3.93
3.98
3.56
3.54
3.62
2.91
2.57
3.00
3.46
4.91
5.81
4.98
5.30
5.48
4.74
5.21
6.03
6.22
6.13
6.68
7.37
6.63
6.07
6.10
6.38
7.30
5.60
4.35
4.21
1.04
1.03
1.05
1.05
1.04
1.02
1.03
1.03
1.03
1.04
1.04
1.03
1.03
1.03
1.02
1.02
1.03
1.03
1.03
1.03
1.03
1.04
1.05
1.06
1.05
1.04
1.03
1.02
1.03
290-300
294.56
25.08
24.67
0.42
4.59
4.49
1.03
300-310
304.79
19.85
19.63
0.22
4.65
4.53
1.03
310-320
314.85
17.80
17.50
0.30
4.62
4.52
1.02
320-330
325.38
18.80
18.18
0.62
4.59
4.51
1.02
330-340
334.96
19.85
19.27
0.58
4.66
4.57
1.02
340-350
345.23
20.98
20.68
0.30
4.88
4.73
1.03
350-360
354.12
17.30
17.20
0.10
4.62
4.38
1.06
Table 3 Site calibration results
The combined standard uncertainty of the wind speed ratio at 6 m/s, 10 m/s, and 14 m/s is 0.082 m/s, 0.063 m/s,
and 0.054 m/s respectively.
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Figure 3 below plots the wind direction bin ratios that resulted from site calibration at the testing location.
Figure 3 - Site calibration ratio binned data. Valid sector from 160 - 270 degrees with respect to true north
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6.0 Test Equipment Description

Table 4 below shows the equipment that was used during the power performance testing of the Fortis Montana.
Serial numbers and instrument calibration details are also provided in the table. All instruments were properly
calibrated according to the Standard for the duration of power performance testing identified in Figure 1.
Calibration certificates are included in Appendix C.
Description
Manufacturer
Model
Serial No
Calibration
Date
Calibration
Due
Primary Anemometer
Adolf Thies GmbH
4.3351.00.141
04100019
3-May-10
3-May-11
Reference Anemometer
Adolf Thies GmbH
4.3519.00.741
04100712
3-May-10
3-May-11
4-May-11
Wind Vane
Adolf Thies GmbH
4.3150.00.000
04100018
4-May-10
Pressure Sensor
Vaisala Oy
PTB330
F1420001
8-Apr-10
8-Apr-11
Temperature/RH Sensor
Adolf Thies GmbH
1.1005.54.241
85764
15-Apr-10
15-Apr-11
*Power Transducer
Ohio Semitronics
DMT-1040EY40
10051959
19-Apr-11
19-Apr-12
*Current Transformer
Ohio Semitronics
12975
002277039
19-Apr-11
19-Apr-12
*Power transducer and current transformer calibrated as a system

Table 4 Equipment used in the power performance test
A National Instruments cDAQ-9178 backplane and NI-9203 +/- 20 mA 8-channel current module was used for
logging the output signals from the sensors in Table 4 above. A proprietary LabVIEW program was used to
collect and filter data that is stored in raw and 1 Hz data files on the Intertek RTC site computer.
Prior to testing, a signal verification procedure was carried out on the data acquisition system by Intertek to verify
the signals of each transducer against recorded values from the LabVIEW program. Table 5 below summarizes
the results of the signal verification
Measurement
NI 9203 Channel
Primary windspeed
Reference windspeed
Wind direction
Relative humidity
Temperature
Barometric Pressure
Output power
n/a
Injected Signal
{mA}
Measured Value
{mA}
4.000
12.000
20.000
4.000
12.000
20.000
4.000
12.000
20.000
4.000
12.000
20.000
4.000
12.000
20.000
4.000
12.000
20.000
4.000
12.000
20.000
not used
Table 5 Signal verification results
4.000
12.000
20.000
4.000
12.000
20.000
4.000
12.000
20.000
4.000
12.000
20.000
4.000
12.000
20.000
4.000
12.000
20.000
4.000
12.000
20.000
not used
Offset
{mA}
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
n/a
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The data acquisition system is located inside the Intertek RTC control building; all signals are measured at this
location. This is also the location of the turbine disconnect and grid-tie inverter, and thus is also where power
measurements are made. The data is stored on two separate computers at the Intertek RTC, and also stored in
the Intertek project file. The power measurement equipment is located inside the control building at an
approximate wire run length of 83.8 meters (275 feet); which satisfies the required wire run length in the
Standard.
Figure 4 below displays the arrangement of the meteorological tower with dimensions of instrument locations.
The height above ground level to the centerline of the cups of the primary anemometer is 36.04 meters. The
reference anemometer height above ground level is 34.19 meters, the wind vane height above ground level is
34.29 meters, the temperature sensor height above ground level is 27.41 meters and the pressure sensor height
above ground level is 27.23 meters. No in situ comparison of anemometers was made during this test period.
The primary method of anemometer calibration verification of post-test calibration was followed; calibration
certificates are found in Appendix C.
.
Figure 4 - Meteorological tower and instrument locations

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7.0 Test Procedure

7.1 Data Collection
Measurement procedures and data collection was conducted in accordance with the Standard. Data was
sampled at the required rate of 1 Hz. The averaging period for all average, maximum, minimum, and standard
deviation values was 1 minute, as required by the Standard. No turbine status signal is provided by the turbine
controller; therefore, one was not monitored during this test.
Meteorological data and the turbine output power signals were gathered in the by the NI 9203 module and stored
in daily spreadsheet files on the control building computer. The spreadsheet files are where all analysis according
to the Standard took place. The data was sorted per binning method described in the Standard based on 1
minute averaging of the measured, contiguous data.
Only Database A is reported in this report. This is due to the fact that cut-out behavior was not observed during
the power performance test.
7.2 Data Rejection

To ensure that only data obtained during normal operation of the wind turbine is used in the analysis, and to
ensure data is not corrupted; selected data sets were excluded from the database under the following
circumstances:

External conditions other than wind speed are out of the operating range of the wind turbine,
Turbine cannot operate because of a turbine fault condition,
Turbine is manually shut down or in a test or maintenance operating mode,
Failure or degradation (i.e. due to icing) of test equipment,
Wind direction outside the measurement sector as defined in section 5.2 above, or
Wind directions outside valid (complete) site calibration sectors as defined in section 5.2 above.
No maintenance was performed on the Fortis Montana during the test period.
7.3 Data Normalization

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The 1 minute averaged data sets were normalized to sea-level air density, 1.225 kg/m and the RTC average air
density during the test period. Due to the site average air density being outside the specified range of 0.05
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kg/m of sea-level air density, normalization to actual average site density was required. The calculated site
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average air density at the Intertek RTC for the measurement period was 1.1537 kg/m . Air density was
determined from measured air temperature and air pressure according to Equation 1 from IEC 61400-12-1. Data
normalization was then applied to the measured power output according to Equation 2 from IEC 61400-12-1.
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7.4 Determination of results

The measured power curve is determined by applying the method of bins to the normalized data sets, using 0.5
m/s bins. Average values for wind speed and normalized power output for each bin were determined according to
Equations 4 and 5 from IEC 61400-12-1.
Annual energy production was estimated by applying the measured power curve to different reference wind speed
frequency distributions. A Rayleigh distribution, which is identical to a Weibull distribution with a shape factor of 2,
was used to reflect the wind speed frequency distribution. For determination of AEP, the availability of the wind
turbine is assumed to be 100%. AEP estimations were made for hub height annual average wind speeds
between 4 and 11 m/s according to Equations 6 and 7 from IEC 61400-12-1.
The power coefficient, CP, of the wind turbine was determined from the measured power curve according to
Equation 7 from IEC 61400-12-1.
8.0 Uncertainty
Table 6 below summarizes the Category B uncertainty parameters for the power performance measurements.
Total Category B uncertainty is obtained by combining each components uncertainty using the root-sum-squared
method. Combined uncertainty is the root-sum-squared combination of Category A and Category B uncertainties
of power performance measurements. Final Category A, Category B, and combined uncertainties for sea-level
air density and RTC average air density are presented in Tables 7 and 8 in section 9 of this report.
Component
Uncertainty
Source
Power (Inverter)
Voltage transducer
N/A
Current transformer
0.2887 % Amperage
Calibration Sheet
Power transducer
0.2887 % Wattage
Calibration Sheet
0.66 %
Manual
Data acquisition
Wind Speed
Anemometer
0.0289 m/s
Calibration Sheet
Operational Characteristics
0.0866 m/s + 0.866 %
IEC 61400-12-1
Terrain effects
0.0501 0.0532*
IEC 61400-12-1
Mounting effects
1%
Assumption
Data Acquisition
0.66 %
Assumption
Temperature
Temperature Sensor
0.0515 C
Calibration Sheet
Radiation Shielding
0.8165 C
IEC 61400-12-1
Mounting Effects
0.1935 C
IEC 61400-12-1
Data Acquisition
0.2656 C
Manual
Pressure Sensor
Pressure Sensor
0.0404 hPa
Calibration Sheet
Mounting Effects
0.0687 hPa
IEC 61400-12-1
Data Acquisition
1.8706 hPa
Manual
Table 6 Uncertainty values used in the analysis

*Range of site calibration uncertainties within the valid measurement sector
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9.0 Test Results

9.1 Tabular results
Table 7 below shows the normalized and averaged results of the power performance test for the Fortis Montana
turbine at sea-level air density.
Bin
(m/s)
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
6
6.5
7
7.5
8
8.5
9
9.5
10
10.5
11
11.5
12
12.5
13
13.5
14
14.5
15
15.5
16
16.5
17
17.5
18
18.5
19
19.5
20
20.5
21
21.5
Presentation of data in the measured power curve (database A)

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Reference air density: 1.225 kg/m
Category A Category B
Average
Number
Standard
Standard
Power
Wind
of 1Uncertainty
Uncertainty
output
Cp
Speed
Minute
Data
Sets
(m/s)
(kW)
(kW)
(kW)
0.50
1.11
1.53
2.05
2.50
2.97
3.50
4.01
4.53
5.04
5.52
6.02
6.50
7.00
7.49
8.01
8.50
9.01
9.50
10.00
10.49
10.99
11.49
12.00
12.50
12.99
13.49
13.96
14.49
14.99
15.47
15.97
16.52
16.97
17.49
17.99
18.51
19.02
19.49
19.98
20.49
20.98
21.51
-0.08
-53.89
1
0.00
-0.07
-4.06
5
0.01
0.00
-0.05
-1.16
25
0.01
0.00
-0.02
-0.20
51
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.07
85
0.01
0.01
0.07
0.21
89
0.01
0.01
0.14
0.27
100
0.02
0.01
0.18
0.23
138
0.01
0.01
0.27
0.24
138
0.01
0.02
0.40
0.25
138
0.01
0.03
0.53
0.26
269
0.01
0.04
0.69
0.26
374
0.01
0.05
0.89
0.26
490
0.01
0.06
1.11
0.26
458
0.01
0.07
1.36
0.26
544
0.01
0.08
1.63
0.26
591
0.01
0.08
1.89
0.25
645
0.01
0.09
2.17
0.24
657
0.01
0.10
2.45
0.23
642
0.01
0.10
2.76
0.23
573
0.01
0.11
3.03
0.21
467
0.01
0.11
3.31
0.20
390
0.02
0.11
3.58
0.19
316
0.11
0.02
3.82
0.18
322
0.02
0.10
4.01
0.17
288
0.03
0.09
4.22
0.16
221
0.03
0.10
4.34
0.14
250
0.04
0.07
4.48
0.13
174
0.04
0.08
4.48
0.12
178
0.05
0.04
4.38
0.11
124
0.06
0.06
4.29
0.09
112
0.07
0.06
4.27
0.09
82
0.09
0.04
4.02
0.07
78
0.09
0.12
4.01
0.07
77
0.10
0.04
3.69
0.06
64
0.10
0.17
3.70
0.05
76
0.09
0.03
3.36
0.04
63
0.07
0.19
3.55
0.04
64
0.07
0.11
3.47
0.04
50
0.07
0.06
3.51
0.04
26
0.04
0.09
3.62
0.03
27
0.08
0.07
3.56
0.03
17
0.08
0.05
3.68
0.03
13
0.11
0.08
Table 7 Fortis Montana performance at sea-level air density; 1.225 kg/m3
Combined
Standard
Uncertainty
(kW)
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
0.07
0.08
0.08
0.09
0.10
0.10
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.09
0.10
0.07
0.09
0.06
0.09
0.09
0.10
0.15
0.10
0.20
0.09
0.21
0.13
0.09
0.10
0.11
0.09
0.14
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Table 8 below shows the normalized and averaged results of the power performance test for the Fortis Montana
turbine at RTC average density. A normalization to test site actual air density was required due to the site
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average density being outside the tolerance of 0.05 kg/m of sea-level air density.
Bin
(m/s)
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
6
6.5
7
7.5
8
8.5
9
9.5
10
10.5
11
11.5
12
12.5
13
13.5
14
14.5
15
15.5
16
16.5
17
17.5
18
18.5
19
19.5
20
20.5
21
21.5
Presentation of data in the measured power curve (database A)

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Reference air density: 1.1537 kg/m
Category A Category B
Average
Number
Standard
Standard
Power
Wind
of 1Uncertainty Uncertainty
output
Cp
Speed
Minute
Data Sets
(m/s)
(kW)
(kW)
(kW)
0.50
1.11
1.53
2.05
2.50
2.97
3.50
4.01
4.53
5.04
5.52
6.02
6.50
7.00
7.49
8.01
8.50
9.01
9.50
10.00
10.49
10.99
11.49
12.00
12.50
12.99
13.49
13.96
14.49
14.99
15.47
15.97
16.52
16.97
17.49
17.99
18.51
19.02
19.49
19.98
20.49
20.98
21.51
-0.08
-50.75
1
0.00
-0.06
-3.82
5
0.01
-0.05
-1.09
25
0.01
-0.02
-0.18
51
0.01
0.01
0.07
85
0.01
0.06
0.20
89
0.01
0.13
0.25
100
0.01
0.17
0.22
138
0.01
0.26
0.23
138
0.01
0.37
0.24
138
0.01
0.50
0.24
269
0.01
0.65
0.24
374
0.01
0.84
0.25
490
0.01
1.05
0.25
458
0.01
1.28
0.25
544
0.01
1.53
0.24
591
0.01
1.78
0.24
645
0.01
2.04
0.23
657
0.01
2.31
0.22
642
0.01
2.60
0.21
573
0.01
2.85
0.20
467
0.01
3.11
0.19
390
0.01
3.37
0.18
316
0.02
3.60
0.17
322
0.02
3.78
0.16
288
0.03
3.97
0.15
221
0.03
4.09
0.14
250
0.03
4.22
0.13
174
0.04
4.22
0.11
178
0.05
4.13
0.10
124
0.06
4.04
0.09
112
0.07
4.02
0.08
82
0.08
3.79
0.07
78
0.08
3.77
0.06
77
0.09
3.47
0.05
64
0.09
3.48
0.05
76
0.08
3.16
0.04
63
0.07
3.34
0.04
64
0.07
3.27
0.04
50
0.06
3.31
0.03
26
0.09
3.40
0.03
27
0.08
3.35
0.03
17
0.08
3.46
0.03
13
0.11
Table 8 Fortis Montana performance at RTC air density; 1.1537 kg/m3
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
0.07
0.08
0.08
0.09
0.10
0.11
0.10
0.11
0.10
0.10
0.08
0.09
0.06
0.07
0.04
0.06
0.06
0.04
0.12
0.03
0.16
0.03
0.18
0.11
0.05
0.04
0.07
0.04
0.07
Combined
Standard
Uncertainty
(kW)
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.06
0.06
0.07
0.08
0.08
0.09
0.10
0.11
0.10
0.11
0.11
0.10
0.09
0.10
0.07
0.08
0.06
0.08
0.09
0.09
0.14
0.10
0.19
0.09
0.19
0.13
0.08
0.09
0.10
0.09
0.13
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Table 9 below summarizes the estimation of expected annual energy production (AEP) at sea-level air density.
Estimated annual energy production, database A (all valid data)

Reference air density:
Cut-out wind speed:
Hub height
AEPannual
average wind
Measured
speed
m/s
kWh
4
3232
5
5939
6
9112
7
12330
8
15227
9
17567
10
19250
11
20289
1.225
25.00
kg/m
m/s
Standard Uncertainty
kWh
247
347
440
519
583
632
666
685
%
7.6
5.8
4.8
4.2
3.8
3.6
3.5
3.4
Complete if
AEP-Measured
is at least 95%
of AEPExtrapolated
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
AEPExtrapolated
kWh
3232
5939
9114
12348
15322
17855
19864
21332
Table 9 Estimated annual energy production of the Fortis Montana at sea-level air density
Table 10 below summarizes the estimation of expected annual energy production (AEP) at RTC average air
density.
Estimated annual energy production, database A (all valid data)

Reference air density:
Cut-out wind speed:
Hub height
AEPannual
Measured
average wind
speed
m/s
kWh
4
3044
5
5593
6
8582
7
11613
8
14342
9
16545
10
18130
11
19109
1.1537
25.00
kg/m
m/s
Standard Uncertainty
kWh
232
327
415
489
549
596
627
645
%
7.6
5.8
4.8
4.2
3.8
3.6
3.5
3.4
Complete if
AEP-Measured
is at least 95%
of AEPExtrapolated
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
AEPExtrapolated
kWh
3044
5593
8584
11630
14431
16817
18709
20091
Table 10 Estimated annual energy production of the Fortis Montana at RTC air density
An indication of incomplete in the far-right column of the above tables does not imply that the database for the
test is incomplete. Incomplete means that AEP-Measured is not within 95% of AEP-extrapolated. AEPextrapolated is an estimated extrapolation of annual energy production, where:

AEP-Measured assumes zero power below cut-in wind speed and between the highest valid wind speed
bin and cut-out wind speed, and
AEP-Extrapolated assumes zero power below cut-in wind speed and constant power between the highest
valid wind speed bin and cut-out wind speed.
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9.2 Graphical results

Figure 5 below shows the graphical results of the power performance test for the Fortis Montana at sea-level air
density. The uncertainty of each wind speed bin is shown as error bars on the graph.
Figure 5 Fortis Montana power curve at sea-level air density; 1.225 kg/m3
Figure 6 below shows the graphical results of the power performance test for the Fortis Montana at RTC average
air density. The uncertainty of each wind speed bin is shown as error bars on the graph.
Figure 6 Fortis Montana power curve at RTC air density; 1.1537 kg/m3
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Figure 7 below shows the 1 minute output power values for average, maximum, minimum, and standard deviation
of sampled data.
Figure 7 - Scatter plot of output power average, maximum, minimum, and standard deviation of 1 Hz data with 1 minute averaging.
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Figure 8 below shows the coefficient of performance at sea-level air density.
Figure 8 - Coefficient of performance of the Fortis Montana with swept area of 19.95 m at sea-level air density of 1.225 kg/m3
Figure 9 below shows the coefficient of performance at RTC air density
Figure 9 - Coefficient of performance of the Fortis Montana with swept area of 19.95 m at RTC air density of 1.1537 kg/m3
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Figure 10 below shows the turbulence intensity as a function of wind speed. The graph shows both sampled data
and binned data.
Figure 10 - Wind turbulence intensity as a function of wind speed
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Figure 11 below displays both average wind speed measured by the primary anemometer and turbulence
intensity as a function of wind direction.
Figure 11 - Wind speed and turbulence intensity as a function of wind direction
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A.0 Appendix
The following sections can be found within this Appendix:
A Wiring diagrams
B Pictures of the test site
C Calibration certificates
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A Wiring Diagrams
A.1 Typical wiring diagram for the Fortis Montana
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A.2 Location of Intertek power measurement
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B Pictures of the test site*

B.1 North
*Note that the pictures included in this Appendix were taken after the turbine and tower had been removed from
the foundation. The tower was removed from the foundation in April 2012. During the testing period of the Fortis
Montana, no additional measurement towers or turbine towers were installed at the Intertek RTC.
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B.2 Northwest
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B.3 West
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B.4 Southwest
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B.5 South, and meteorological tower
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B.6 Southeast
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B.7 East
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B.8 Northeast
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C Calibration Certificates
C.1 Primary Anemometer
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C.2 Reference Anemometer
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C.3 Wind Vane
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C.4 Barometric Pressure Sensor
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C.5 Temperature/RH sensor
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C.6 Power Measurement System
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C.7 Post-Test Primary Anemometer Calibration
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2.0 Test Objective

3.0 Test Summary

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Figure 1 - Power curve summary

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Table 1 Test turbine configuration and manufacturers declared specifications

4.0 Judgments, Exceptions, and Deviations

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5.0 Test Site Description

5.2 Measurement Sector

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Table 2 Obstacles relative to Fortis Montana and meteorological tower locations

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Table 3 Site calibration results

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6.0 Test Equipment Description

Adolf Thies GmbH

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*Power transducer and current transformer calibrated as a system

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Figure 4 - Meteorological tower and instrument locations

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7.0 Test Procedure

7.2 Data Rejection

7.3 Data Normalization

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