Beginning July 1, 2011 Otech Engineering will apply a blockage correction (other than 1.0) to cup anemometer test reports. This change is in accordance with our commitment to continuous improvement in test activities and a response to the results of Inter-Laboratory Comparison (ILC) program participation. Please contact Otech Engineering for more detailed information at info@otechwind.com.
American Wind Energy Association WindPower 2011
May 22nd, 2011
Otech personnel attended the American Wind Energy Conference in Anaheim, California.
Measurement Science Conference
March 17th, 2011
Adam Havner presented “Verification Testing of Wind Speed Measurements from 2D Sonic Anemometers” at the 2011 Measurement Science Conference in Pasadena, California. A copy of this presentation and associated paper can be found on the Research Page.
Road to MEASNET Membership
June 15th, 2010
On February 9, 2009, Otech received its ISO 17025-2005 accreditation. To better serve the needs of it’s customers, particularly in the wind energy industry, Otech is pursuing associate membership with MEASNET, the international Measuring Network of Wind Energy Institutes. Below is the timeline of events towards membership:
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.
Otech receives and installs 3rd Wind Tunnel
November 30th, 2009
Otech Engineering, Inc. received shipment of a new wind tunnel at their test laboratory in Davis, California. This is the third wind tunnel designed and built by Engineering Laboratory Design, Inc. of Lake City, Minnesota for Otech. The new tunnel is a suction type with an enclosed test section of size 0.61 m x 0.61 m x 1.22 m (2′ x 2′ x 4′). This third tunnel incorporates design features unique to the requirements of a high precision calibration test laboratory and will expand Otech Engineering’s test capacity significantly. Although assembled and running, Otech has a variety of verification and validation procedures to go through before it will be used for customer calibrations. Otech expects the third wind tunnel to be fully operational by early 2010. Update: The third wind tunnel is up, running, verified and validated!
