A Numerical Study on the Effect of Wind Turbine Wake Meandering on the Power Production of Hywind Tampen
| Autor: | Endre Tenggren, Daniel Andr`e Johansen, Tania Bracchi, Lars Erik Olsen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 1669:012026 |
| ISSN: | 1742-6596 1742-6588 |
| Popis: | The purpose of the study is to show the importance of wake meandering effect with regard to power production, in terms of annual energy production (AEP), and velocity deficit for wind turbines affected by wake meandering. A simplified economical and environmental analysis is also presented. A replica of Equinor’s layout for Hywind Tampen wind farm, referred to as the original layout, is made and used as a basis for comparison. An alternative configuration is produced through a pragmatical optimization process, applying the SIMA-DIWA software, which reduces the effect of wake meandering on the downstream wind turbines, when the wind approaches from the most frequent direction. To show the aerodynamic effects of applying greater spacing between turbines, an enhanced version of Hywind Tampen is also presented. The main findings of the project correlate greater wake effect meandering for wind turbine configurations spread over a smaller area. The estimated annual energy production for the three configurations is 488.5 GWh for the original, 497.6 GWh for the up-scaled and 486.2 GWh for the alternative configuration, respectively. Furthermore, the optimization process revealed that a reduction in turbine distance can contribute to reduced wake effect in particular cases. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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