Wind Turbines

Glassy and customisable - our ZSW750.54

Close-up of a wind turbine from a bird's eye view.
Picture: ZSW | David Arzt

The WINSENT test site has two ZSW750.54 wind turbines, each with a rated output of 750 kilowatts, a rotor diameter of 50 meters and a hub height of 72 meters. The special thing about it is that the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) is not only the operator, but also the manufacturer of the turbines. The ZSW engineers therefore have unrestricted access to the design data and control technology of the wind turbines and can replace components or adapt the control system. Thanks to state-of-the-art measurement technology, even the smallest movement of the wind turbines is detected.

Numerical models and digital twins with different levels of detail make it possible to transfer results obtained on the test site to larger wind turbines.

  • Drone shot of the erection of a wind turbine. A crane lifts the rotor star.

    Picture: ZSW | David Arzt

  • A bird's eye view of an open nacelle of a wind turbine without hub and rotors.

    Picture: ZSW | David Arzt

  • Close-up of a wind turbine from a bird's eye view.

    Picture: ZSW | David Arzt

ZSW750.54

Facts & Figures

Rated power
750 kW

Power control
Pitch control

Drive train
Gearbox, synchronous generator, full inverter

Switch-on wind speed
3 m/s

Nominal wind speed
11 m/s

Shutdown wind speed
20 m/s

Rotor diameter
50 m

Rotor circle area
1.978 m²

Rated power per square metre of rotor circuit area
379 W/m2

Nominal speed of the rotors
26,5 U/min

Speed range of the rotors
7-29 U/min

Hub height
72 m