Wind Turbines Technology Development Center

The utilization of wind energy, due to its well-known advantages compared to other renewable energy sources to the development of wind turbine. In recent decades, technology development not only improved the quality, reliability, longevity and cost index of the wind turbine but also made more perceptible increase of higher capacity. Due to high wind potential in Iran, the development of wind power plants is among the targets of national development plans.
According to the target to develop the know-how of wind turbine design and commercialize it in the country, Wind Turbines Technology Development Center (WTTDC) was established in 2010 at NRI.

• Supporting Technical and engineering design, technology transfer and localization of large wind turbine and its components.
• Design, construction and rendering in small wind turbines on market demand.
• Dynamic simulation and load calculation of wind turbines using specialized tools.
• Studying existing wind turbine operation, reengineering and improvement solutions.
• Selecting the appropriate wind turbine for development wind farm projects.
• Designing turbines foundation based on the site condition.
• Holding training courses in the field of design and technology of wind turbines.
• Feasibility study of wind farm projects.
• Modeling and simulation of W.T. components and subsystems.
• Designing control systems, supervisory, pitch, yaw and generator torque.
• Implementation of condition monitoring systems (CMS).

In order to integrate activities of various research centers, universities and knowledge-based entities, WTTDC aim to support technical projects with the aim of managing scientific services, researcher.

• Technology management of wind energy industry as a part of power industry.
• Implementation and development of wind energy conversion systems with priority of electric generation.
• Enhancement of cost competitiveness of wind energy versus other energy sources.
• Support wind energy industry through the development of cutting edge, technologies with high quality and to export promotion.
• Coordination of activities of different sectors of power industry, research institutes and universities in order to perform WTTDC projects.
• Management of scientific research and rendering services to wind energy industries.
• Design and implementation of pilot plant based on power industry requirement.
• To planning market orientation in research and development.
• Know-how development and creation a database of researchers and experts in the field of wind energy technology development.
• Development of financial support system for wind energy technology development projects and plants.
• Technical support of knowledge based companies related to wind energy in the form of technology incubators, science and technology parks and research support fund.
• Technical communication with domestic and foreign research institutes and industrial centers.
• Development of wind energy road map of the country.

• Continues Future and research study of wind energy technology.
• Continues study of effective governmental and supportive policies for wind energy development and manufacturing market.
• Evaluation and update wind energy development document of the country.
• Providing consulting services to current activities of electricity industry, research institutes and universities in the field of wind energy.
• Creation of a database of experts, researchers, facilities and accumulation of wind energy knowledge and communication platform.
• Meeting software and hardware requirements needed by the industry specially reference laboratories.
• Defining and managements of wind projects and plans of energy ministry.
• Support of Commercialization of wind energy research products.
• Collaboration with other technology development centers in order to allocate project resources.
• Planning and defining know how development project.
• Negotiations with funds supplier, to support research projects in the field of the wind energy technology.

According to high potential of Iran for wind energy resources, wind turbine construction is included in the goals of the fifth and sixth development program of the country. Therefore, access of Iran to technology of MW-class wind turbine with the aim of ownership of intellectual property rights as an authentic national brand and avoiding importing, would be one of the priorities of wind turbines technology development road map. In this regards, Wind Energy Technology Development Center of NRI was established in October 2010 in order to develop technical knowledge of designing wind turbines and localization of manufacturing of these turbines in the country, and technology guideline development in the field of wind energy due to national priorities and according to wind energy road map.