This International Standard defines rules and procedures for a certification system for wind turbines (WT) that comprises both type certification and certification of wind turbine projects installed on land or off-shore. This system specifies rules for procedures and management for carrying out conformity evaluation of WT and wind farms, with respect to specific standards and other technical requirements, relating to safety, reliability, performance, testing and interaction with electrical power networks. It provides:
– definitions of the elements in a wind turbine certification process;
– procedures for conformity evaluation in a wind turbine certification system;
– procedures for conformity surveillance;
– rules for the documentation that is to be supplied by an applicant for the conformity evaluation; and
– requirements for certification and inspection bodies and testing laboratories.
