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A wind turbine digital shadow for complex inflow conditions
Hadi Hoghooghi
Wind Energy Institute, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
Wind Energy Institute, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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We formulate and demonstrate a new digital shadow (i.e., a virtual copy) for wind turbines. The digital shadow is designed in order to be capable of mirroring the response of the machine even in complex inflow conditions. Results from field measurements illustrate the ability of the shadow to estimate loads with good accuracy, even with minimal tuning.
We formulate and demonstrate a new digital shadow (i.e., a virtual copy) for wind turbines. The...
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