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  • BS EN 61400-1 : 2005

    Current The latest, up-to-date edition.

    WIND TURBINES - PART 1: DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2005

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
    5 Principal elements
    6 External conditions
    7 Structural design
    8 Control and protection systems
    9 Mechanical systems
    10 Electrical system
    11 Assessment of a wind turbine for site-specific conditions
    12 Assembly, installation and erection
    13 Commissioning, operation and maintenance
    Annex A (normative) - Design parameters for describing wind
            turbine class S
    Annex B (informative) - Turbulence models
    Annex C (informative) - Assessment of earthquake loading
    Annex D (informative) - Wake and wind farm turbulence
    Annex E (informative) - Prediction of wind distribution for
            wind turbine sites by measure-correlate-predict (MCP)
            methods
    Annex F (informative) - Statistical extrapolation of loads for
            ultimate strength analysis
    Annex G (informative) - Fatigue analysis using Miner's rule
            with load extrapolation
    Annex H (informative) - Contemporaneous loads
    Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
             publications with their corresponding European
             publications
    Bibliography

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    Defines essential design requirements to ensure the engineering integrity of wind turbines. Provides an appropriate level of protection against damage from all hazards during the planned lifetime.

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    Committee PEL/88
    Development Note Supersedes DD ENV 61400-1 and 97/208984 DC. (06/2004) Supersedes 03/109124 DC. (02/2006) 2005 Edition Re-Issued in April 2011 & incorporates AMD 1 2010. Supersedes 09/30198139 DC. (04/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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