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WARNING
BEFORE ENERGIZING THE SYSTEM, CAREFULLY REVIEW THIS CHAPTER AND ENSURE THAT ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE COMPLIED WITH. IMPROPER PROCEDURES IN ENERGIZING THE SYSTEM MAY CAUSE SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH FROM SHOCK.
9.1Normal Operation
This section contains a description of the operational functions of the wind turbine in normal conditions. Normal conditions are defined as those in which the wind turbine was designed to operate in (see Appendix A for the design specifications).
The six switches on the front panel of the control box control the wind turbine (see Figure
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Emergency | Maintained | Overrides all PLC control to disconnect the turbine from the utility |
Stop |
| network. Requires an operator to manually reset the turbine control |
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Turbine | Maintained | OFF – parks the turbine with all brakes deployed. |
Test/Off/On |
| OFF to ON – resets any fault indicator. |
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| ON – allows the wind turbine to start, conditions permitting. |
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| TEST – allows the parking brake release, rotor jog and dynamic brake |
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Parking Brake | Maintained | Releases the parking brake and allows the rotor to turn freely. |
Release |
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Rotor Jog | Maintained | Releases all brakes and connects the turbine to the grid. |
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Dynamic | Maintained | Used with the rotor jog function to delay the operation of the tip and |
Brake Test |
| parking brakes in order to assess the performance of the dynamic |
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Condensation | Maintained | Energizes condensation heater. |
Heater On/Off |
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The operation of these switches is described in detail in the following sections.
NOTICE: Use of the material contained in this document is subject to the warning on page Iv and the disclaimer on page v of this document.
DOC012R02 | AOC 15/50 User Manual | Nov 2001 |