Project: Metrology for the photonics industry - optical fibres, waveguides and applications
The use of onshore and offshore wind farms is predicted to increase in many European countries, including Germany, Denmark and the UK, in order to meet targets for renewable energy generation. Reliability of wind energy supply depends on the reliability of the turbines themselves, and this growing market has already led to the construction of several test facilities to support the development of robust wind turbine generators (WTG). Nacelle test benches assess the reliability of a WTG over its service life by simulating field conditions. These test benches work with torques in the meganewton metre range, however, no standards currently exist for torque measurements in this range. This project aims to provide traceability for torque measurements in the meganewton metre range for nacelle test benches. This will improve test conditions for manufacturers, allowing a product’s quality to be reliably verified and providing support for the wind energy industry.
| Acronym | 14IND13 PhotInd (Reference Number: 14IND13) |
| Duration | 01/08/2015 - 31/07/2018 |
| Project Topic | Metrology |
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Project Results (after finalisation) |
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| Website | visit project website |
| Network | EMPIR |
| Call | EMPIR CALL 2014 |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy | Coordinator | Finland |
| 2 | Aalto-korkeakoulusäätiö | Partner | Finland |
| 3 | Cesky Metrologicky Institut | Partner | Czech Republic |
| 4 | Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas | Partner | Spain |
| 5 | AS Metrosert | Partner | Estonia |
| 6 | NPL Management Limited | Partner | United Kingdom |
| 7 | Arden Photonics Ltd | Partner | United Kingdom |
| 8 | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. | Partner | Germany |
| 9 | JCMwave GmbH | Partner | Germany |
| 10 | Oplatek Group Oy | Partner | Finland |
| 11 | Itä-Suomen yliopisto | Partner | Finland |
| 12 | Tartu Ulikool | Partner | Estonia |
| 13 | Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster | Partner | Germany |
| 14 | Menlo Systems GmbH | Observer | Germany |
| 15 | Eidgenössisches Institut für Metrologie METAS | Observer | Switzerland |
| 16 | nLIGHT Oy | Observer | Finland |
| 17 | Seagate Systems UK Limited | Observer | United Kingdom |
| 18 | Toptica Photonics AG | Observer | Germany |