wind turbine construction, 750kW, onshore, UPR, ecoinvent 3.6, Undefined

Categories:
Categories:
42:Civil engineering/422:Construction of utility projects/4220:Construction of utility projects/4220a: Construction of utility projects for electricity production, except for liquid fuels
Location:
GLO - Global
Reference year: 2008 - 2008
Description

Location: GLO - Global
This dataset represents the construction of a wind turbine with a capacity of 750kW for onshore use. The term "wind turbine" inludes moving parts such as nacelle, rotor, rotor blades, transition piece as well as fixed parts such as the tower and the foundation.

The LCI model is based on collected data from the Wind Energy Technocentre in Quebec, that estimated the bill of materials in the different parts ot the turbine. The NEG Micon 750kW/48 has been taken as reference technology for wind turbines with a capacity lower than 1MW.
Some missing data were completed by extrapolation from 2MW turbine dataset.

Parts of the wind turbine are the following:
- Rotor: Rotor blades, rotor hub, extender
- Nacelle: The nacelle consists of the nacelle cover, which includes generator, gear, main shaft, yaw system, flanges etc.
- Electronics
- Tower (steel)
- Foundation
Undefined unit processes (UPRs) are the unlinked, multi-product activity datasets that form the basis for all of the system models available in the ecoinvent database. This is the way the datasets are obtained and entered into the database by the data providers. These activity datasets are useful for investigating the environmental impacts of a specific activity (gate-to-gate), without regard to its upstream or downstream impacts.

Technology

Operational parameters:
Nominal output 750 kW
Power regulation Stall
Nominal wind speed 16 m/s
Cut-in 4 m/s
Cut-out 25 m/s
Rotor:
Rotor diameter 48.2 m
Rotor swept area 1824 m2
Number of blades 3
Rotor revolutions 22/15 rpm
Rotor placing Upwind rotor
Brake system:
Blade tip air brake Hydraulic, fail-safe
Disk brake Hydraulic, fail-safe
Drive train
Gear type Planetary - parallel axle
Ratio 1:67.5
Main shaft Forged shaft and flange
Main bearing Spherical roller bearing
Cooling Heat exchanger with pump
Generator:
Type Asynchronous, 4/6 pole
Nominal voltage 690 V
Nominal frequence 50 Hz
Name plate rating 750/200 kW
Cooling Liquid-cooled with pump
Yaw system:
Type Ball bearing
Yaw brake 3 Friction brake/motor brake
Drive mechanism 4 electrical planetary gears
Tower:
Type Conical, steel, painted
Hub height In accordance with approval
Controller:
Type Computer controlling
Computer controlling Soft by thyristors
Capacitor bank No-load compensated
Remote control By modem
Weight:Tower weight 60t
Rotor+Nacelle weight: 30.5 tSource:

Process type
Unit
Supported nomenclature
ecoinvent 3.6
LCI modeling approach
Before modeling
Multifunctional modeling
NONE
Format
ECOSPOLD2
Aggregation type
NOT_APPLICABLE
Data provider
ecoinvent
Review status
External
Cost
For sale
License

ecoinvent EULA