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Articles | Volume 11, issue 10
Articles | Volume 11, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3863-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3863-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 11, issue 10
Research article
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15 Oct 2026
Research article |  | 15 Oct 2026

Beyond wind-sector management: optimal wind farm operational planning for balancing fatigue damage and extending lifetime

Niklas Requate, Lukas Vollmer, and René Hofmann

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Wind turbines age unevenly within a farm because of site conditions and the influence of surrounding turbines. We present an approach to set lower power under certain winds to reduce fatigue loads while keeping energy high. On a nine‑turbine example farm, this added 2 to 5 years of life with small energy losses of less than 1% and increased net present value. The method is scalable to any wind farm and delivers simple look-up tables for usage in operational planning and control.
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