Component Testing and Validation for Wind Applications

Test System Development Resource Library

National Instruments has developed a rich collection of technical guides to assist you with all elements of your test system design. The content for these guides is based on best practices shared by industry-leading test engineering teams that participate in NI customer advisory boards and the expertise of the NI test engineering and product research and development teams. Ultimately, these resources teach you test engineering best practices in a practical and reusable manner.

Download a Collection of Technical Guides from the Test System Resource Library

The following topics are included:

• Identifying measurement needs
• Developing reusable code modules
• Selecting racks and layout
• Maintaining and deploying systems
• Documenting test station specification

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PXI Technical Resource Kit: Multiply Your Test Performance by 10

PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation (PXI) is the open, multivendor hardware standard for measurement and automation that delivers more than 10 times the performance of older measurement and automation architectures. With PXI, your open, modular wind energy testing system will remain on the cutting edge as PC technology evolves and grows in performance.

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