Rachael Coquilla presented “Anemometer Calibration for Wind Energy Applications” in a podium presentation at the 2010 Measurement Science Conference held in Pasadena, California on March 25-26. This conference has been held annually for over 40 years and establishes a means of education regarding global measurement systems for instrument manufacturers, test and calibration laboratories, national metrology institutes such as NIST, and instrument buyers. As a newly ISO 17025 accredited laboratory, Otech introduced to this conference the level of measurement quality required in the wind industry. With the knowledge and feedback gained, Otech looks forward to future conferences and continued involvement.

For the 2010 European Wind Energy Conference held at Warsaw, Poland on April 20 – 23, Rachael presented a poster titled “Expanded Anemometer Calibration Uncertainty”. This presentation addresses the factors that affect anemometer calibration and quantifies the expanded uncertainty in sample calibrations performed for various anemometers commonly used in the wind industry. Although travel restrictions due to volcanic activity prevented Rachael from attending the event, the poster was still made available onsite and online to all participants, including a follow-up technical paper.

In the American Wind Energy Association’s 2010 Windpower Conference and Exhibition held in Dallas, Texas from May 23-26. Adam Havner presented a poster titled “Verification Testing of Sonic Anemometer Wind Speed Measurements for Wind Energy Applications”. The purpose of this presentation was to propose a method of calibration verification testing for sonic anemometers used for turbine control, site assessment, and wind plant operations. A corresponding technical paper is also available for more details.

The PDFs for these research posters, presentations, and papers can be found for download on our Research Page.

March 2009 Contacted MEASNET Executive Chair and submitted company profile for review

May 2009 MEASNET Executive Board accepted Otech Engineering request for membership

June 2009 Assessment Plan received from MEASNET Assessment Team

Sep/Oct 2009 Initiate MEASNET Anemometer Calibration Round Robin

June 2010 Received and tested MEASNET Anemometer Calibration Round Robin for inter-laboratory comparison

Final review for membership.  Completion date unknown.

Here’s the Wind Tunnel Schedule 4/19-4/25.  As always, let Adam know if there are any questions.

Here is a schedule for everyone!  Wind Tunnel Schedule 3/22-3/28

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Here is the Wind Tunnel Schedule 1/18-1/24.  Please note that full time staff will be out of the office on Thursday afternoon.  We should be reachable by cell phones.  Thanks!

   Here is the Wind Tunnel Schedule 1/11-1/17.  There are some changes so please be attentive.  Don’t forget the training meeting tonight (1/11) at 5:00 pm for food 5:30 pm for start time.  Thanks!

   Here are the Wind Tunnel Schedules for the end of December and the beginning of January.

Wind Tunnel Schedule 12/28-1/3

Wind Tunnel Schedule 1/4-1/10

See everyone on Monday the 11th!  Food at 5 pm, meeting Training at 5:30 pm.  We’ll be discussing Safety.  Thanks!

 Happy holidays! Hope you all are enjoying the cookies, John brought them in for the staff. 

Here is the Wind Tunnel Schedule for 12/21-12/27.

Here is the Wind Tunnel Schedule for 12/14-12/20, as always let Adam know if there are any concerns. If you haven’t let him know about your availability over the next few weeks, please let him know.

Additionally, please get Adam your schedules for the winter quarter/new year as soon as possible.

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    Here’s the Wind Tunnel Schedule 12/7-12/13.  As always, let Adam know if there are any questions.  Thanks!