Articles | Volume 10, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-1033-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-1033-2025
Research article
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10 Jun 2025
Research article |  | 10 Jun 2025

Load assessment of a wind farm considering negative and positive yaw misalignment for wake steering

Regis Thedin, Garrett Barter, Jason Jonkman, Rafael Mudafort, Christopher J. Bay, Kelsey Shaler, and Jasper Kreeft

Model code and software

Exawind/amr-wind Michael B. Kuhn https://github.com/exawind/amr-wind

OpenFAST/openfast Andy Platt https://github.com/OpenFAST/openfast

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Short summary
We investigate asymmetries in terms of power performance and fatigue loading on a five-turbine wind farm subject to wake steering strategies. Both the yaw misalignment angle and the wind direction were varied from negative to positive. We highlight conditions in which fatigue loading is lower while still maintaining good power gains and show that a partial wake is the source of the asymmetries observed. We provide recommendations in terms of yaw misalignment angles for a given wind direction.
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