So far this year, Otech has participated in presentations to prominent conferences regarding measurement quality and the wind industry.
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.
