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Extreme transformer testing at OWI

By: Tom Russell 08/09/2015 OWI lab

General Turbines Windfarms

CG Power Systems test various versions of onshore and offshore transformers under extreme weather conditions. These systems were tested simultaneously using OWI's climate chamber.

Not only the gearboxes of wind turbines are subject to extreme stresses. Transformers are also a critical component and are also exposed to stresses.

Pieter Jan Jordaens, Project Leader at Sirris/ OWI-Lab, explains: “CG Power Systems uses our large climate chamber regularly to test and validate its transformers. The aim is to test reliability at very high temperatures and at cold startup.” The tests are performed at temperatures ranging from -40 °C to +50 °C."

OWI's large climate chamber offers an extra benefit for CG Power Systems: it is big enough to test multiple transformers simultaneously. Jordaens: “Simultaneous testing is interesting if you want to test multiple product versions under identical conditions.” Tests can be immediately compared.

CG Power Systems is a manufacturer of transformers for onshore and offshore wind turbines.

The ‘Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab’ (OWI-Lab) is an R&D initiative which aims to initiate and support innovation projects concerning offshore wind energy. The project itself aims to increase the reliability and efficiency of offshore wind farms by investing in test and monitoring equipment that can help the industry in reaching these goals.

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