10th August 1990 |
wind turbine |
commissioned |
17th August 1990 |
alternator |
taken down to repair short circuit |
19th August 1990 |
wind turbine |
noise problem |
19th October 1990 |
blades |
replaced due to wear |
3rd December 1990 |
Alternator |
magnet have come detached |
30th Decemebr 1990 |
control unit |
blown MOSFET transistor |
20th February 1991 |
blades |
worn again |
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tail |
fatigue cracks repaired |
17th October 1991 |
tail |
falls off |
25th January 1991 |
Alternator |
insulation failure |
11th March 1992 |
tower |
moved to new site away from school |
8th May 1992 |
alternator mountings |
fatigue failure results in damage to blade tips. |
1993 |
wind turbine |
extensive modification & monitoring, with student engineers from
LMW |
30th January 1994 |
alternator |
falls off and trashes itself+ blades (shortly after refit by LMW engineers) |
March 1994 |
LMW |
goes bust |
10th January 1995 |
spare alternator+blades arrive |
fitted and back in action |
20th Jan 1996 |
Mosfet |
failed and fixed |
1st Decemebr 1996 |
battery bank |
replaced |
28th May 1997 |
anothe rMOSFET |
blown and bypassed |
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