A three-dimensional, analytical wind turbine wake model: Flow acceleration, empirical correlations, and continuity

Z Sadek, R Scott, N Hamilton, RB Cal - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
A new, three-dimensional, analytical, steady-state wake model is presented that includes
local flow acceleration near the rotor, improving the wake description compared to existing …

Extension and validation of an operational dynamic wake model to yawed configurations

M Lejeune, M Moens, P Chatelain - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This work extends the capabilities of an operational dynamic wake model to yawed cases.
The proposed framework brings together flow sensing and Lagrangian flow modeling into a …

Blade planform design optimization to enhance turbine wake control

J Allen, E Young, P Bortolotti, R King, G Barter - Wind Energy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study considers optimizing the planform of wind turbine blades to ultimately enhance
wind plant controls, namely, wake steering strategies. Adjoint‐enabled unsteady actuator …

Wind farm simulation and layout optimization in complex terrain

J Allen, R King, G Barter - Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
This work reports on incorporating complex terrain into wind farm simulations for the
purpose of layout optimization. Adding complex terrain boundary conditions to NREL's …

Numerical study on the yaw control for two wind turbines under different spacings

Z Xin, S Liu, Z Cai, S Liao, G Huang - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, the large eddy simulation method and the actuator line model are used to
investigate the wake redirection of two turbines. Different turbine spacings and yaw-based …

Sensitivity analysis of wake steering optimisation for wind farm power maximisation

F Gori, S Laizet, A Wynn - Wind Energy Science Discussions, 2023 - wes.copernicus.org
Modern large–scale wind farms consist of multiple turbines clustered together, usually in
well–structured formations. Clustering has a number of drawbacks during a wind farm's …

Monte-Carlo simulations based hub height optimization using FLORIS for two interacting onshore wind farms

G Kütükçü, O Uzol - Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
This study focuses on finding the optimum hub height (ie, tower height) distributions for two
interacting on-shore wind farms that are located on relatively complex terrain. Different …

Hyperparameter tuning framework for calibrating analytical wake models using SCADA data of an offshore wind farm applied on FLORIS

D van Binsbergen, PJ Daems… - Wind Energy …, 2023 - wes.copernicus.org
Calibrating analytical wake models for wind farm yield assessment and wind farm flow
control presents significant challenges. This study provides a robust methodology for the …

Extending the Dynamic Wake Meandering Model in HAWC2Farm: Lillgrund Wind Farm Case Study and Validation

J Liew, T Göçmen, AWH Lio… - Wind Energy Science …, 2023 - wes.copernicus.org
With the increasing growth of wind farm installations, the impact of wake effects from wind
turbines on power output, structural loads, and revenue has become a major concern …

Parametric dependencies of the yawed wind‐turbine wake development

E Kleusberg, P Schlatter, DS Henningson - Wind Energy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Yaw misalignment is currently being treated as one of the most promising methods for
optimizing the power of wind farms. Therefore, detailed knowledge of the impact of yaw on …