Wind turbine power production and annual energy production depend on atmospheric stability and turbulence

St. Martin, Clara M.; Lundquist, Julie K.; Clifton, Andrew; Poulos, Gregory S.; Schreck, Scott J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-1-221-2016

Articles | Volume 1, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-1-221-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-1-221-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 1, issue 2

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01 Nov 2016

Research article |

| 01 Nov 2016

Wind turbine power production and annual energy production depend on atmospheric stability and turbulence

Clara M. St. Martin, Julie K. Lundquist, Andrew Clifton, Gregory S. Poulos, and Scott J. Schreck

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RC1: 'Wind turbine power production and annual energy production depend on atmospheric stability and turbulence', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 Jul 2016
- AC1: 'Response to RC1 of wes-2016-21', Clara St. Martin, 19 Sep 2016
RC2: 'Comment on “Wind turbine power production and annual energy production depend on atmospheric stability and turbulence” by Martin et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 Aug 2016
- AC2: 'Response to RC2 of wes-2016-21', Clara St. Martin, 19 Sep 2016

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (19 Sep 2016) by Horia Hangan

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ED: Publish as is (17 Oct 2016) by Gerard J.W. van Bussel (Chief editor)

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We use turbine nacelle-based measurements and measurements from an upwind tower to calculate wind turbine power curves and predict the production of energy. We explore how different atmospheric parameters impact these power curves and energy production estimates. Results show statistically significant differences between power curves and production estimates calculated with turbulence and stability filters, and we suggest implementing an additional step in analyzing power performance data.