| Grid connection of WTG |
- Optimising start up/shut down
- Grid design with integrated WTG
- Grid connection offshore turbines
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Electrical components
and systems |
- New generators SG with PM
- Control, power electronics
- HVDC transmission
- Dynamic simulation
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Operation monitoring
Service management |
- Condition Monitoring
- Service life prediction
- Foundation
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| Integrated controllability |
- Performance/frequency control
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| Lightning protection and EMC |
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Marine technical oceanographic
research on offshore wind parks |
- Effect of the wind on currents, salinity, temperature
- Sediment transport during construction phase
- Development and prevention of erosion
- Marine technical research with numerical models and measurements of environmental factors of currents, sea levels, salinity, temperature, sediment transport and deposit.
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Sound, shadow cast
(onshore, offshore) |
Onshore
- Sound propagation and sound immission in turbines higher than 100 m
- Verification of predicted and measured shadow casting periods
- Passive measures on sun light incidence and shading effects
Offshore
- Sound penetration, reduction and propagation during erection and operation of offshore wind parks
- Penetration and spreading of shadow in water
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Compilation of environmental data
(wind potential, solar radiation,
meteorological parameters) |
- Measurement and prediction of wind speed potentials
- Solar radiation, energy and shadow casting
- Common meteorological parameters
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| Turbulence |
- Turbulence effects on the power output of WTG
- Turbulence as emission/immission in accordance with §3 (7) and (8) Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG)
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| Landscape aesthetics |
- Evaluation of landscape aesthetics of wind energy projects (Nohl)
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