Flow structure and turbulence in wind farms

RJAM Stevens, C Meneveau - Annual review of fluid mechanics, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Similar to other renewable energy sources, wind energy is characterized by a low power
density. Hence, for wind energy to make considerable contributions to the world's overall …

A review of numerical modelling of multi-scale wind turbines and their environment

K Calautit, A Aquino, JK Calautit, P Nejat… - Computation, 2018 - mdpi.com
Global demand for energy continues to increase rapidly, due to economic and population
growth, especially for increasing market economies. These lead to challenges and worries …

[HTML][HTML] Grand challenges in the digitalisation of wind energy

A Clifton, S Barber, A Bray, P Enevoldsen… - Wind Energy …, 2023 - wes.copernicus.org
The availability of large amounts of data is starting to impact how the wind energy
community works. From turbine design to plant layout, construction, commissioning, and …

Investigation of terrain and wake effects on the performance of wind farms in complex terrain using numerical and experimental data

F Castellani, D Astolfi, M Mana, E Piccioni… - Wind …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, the combination effects on wind turbine performances of wakes and terrain‐
driven flow are investigated. The test case is a subcluster of four turbines from a wind farm …

Analyzing wind turbine directional behavior: SCADA data mining techniques for efficiency and power assessment

F Castellani, D Astolfi, P Sdringola, S Proietti, L Terzi - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
SCADA control systems are the keystone for reliable performance optimization of wind
farms. Processing into knowledge the amount of information they spread is a challenging …

[HTML][HTML] FarmConners wind farm flow control benchmark–Part 1: Blind test results

T Göçmen, F Campagnolo, T Duc… - Wind Energy …, 2022 - wes.copernicus.org
Wind farm flow control (WFFC) is a topic of interest at several research institutes and industry
and certification agencies worldwide. For reliable performance assessment of the …

A study of wind turbine wakes in complex terrain through RANS simulation and SCADA data

D Astolfi, F Castellani, L Terzi - Journal of Solar …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This work deals with wind turbine wakes in complex terrain. The test case is a cluster of four
2.3 MW wind turbines, sited in a very complex terrain. Their performances are studied …

Numerical modelling for wind farm operational assessment in complex terrain

F Castellani, D Astolfi, M Burlando, L Terzi - Journal of Wind Engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
Wind farm operation in very complex terrains generally involves complicated and severe
environment for wind turbines. Strong speedups, extreme wind veer and high turbulence …

Wind turbine power curve upgrades

D Astolfi, F Castellani, L Terzi - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
Full-scale wind turbine is a mature technology and therefore several retrofitting techniques
have recently been spreading in the industry to further improve the efficiency of wind kinetic …

[PDF][PDF] Fault diagnosis of wind turbine gearboxes through temperature and vibration data

D Astolfi, L Scappaticci, L Terzi - International Journal of …, 2017 - academia.edu
Gearbox faults are one of the most common and severe causes of energy losses in large
wind turbine technology. Further, degradation of gearboxes is an elusive phenomenon by …