Determination of optimal wind turbine alignment into the wind and detection of alignment changes with SCADA data

Mittelmeier, Niko; Kühn, Martin

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-3-395-2018

Articles | Volume 3, issue 1

Wind Energ. Sci., 3, 395–408, 2018

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-3-395-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Wind Energ. Sci., 3, 395–408, 2018

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-3-395-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 3, issue 1

Research article 14 Jun 2018

Research article | 14 Jun 2018

Determination of optimal wind turbine alignment into the wind and detection of alignment changes with SCADA data

Niko Mittelmeier and Martin Kühn

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RC1: 'A great paper! Needs some minor revisions.', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Apr 2018
- AC1: 'Authors response', Niko Mittelmeier, 16 May 2018
RC2: 'Referee comment', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 Apr 2018
- AC2: 'Authors response', Niko Mittelmeier, 16 May 2018

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AR by Anna Mirena Feist-Polner on behalf of the Authors (18 May 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (29 May 2018) by Gerard J.W. van Bussel

ED: Publish as is (30 May 2018) by Jakob Mann(Chief Editor)

AR by Niko Mittelmeier on behalf of the Authors (30 May 2018) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Upwind horizontal axis wind turbines need to be aligned with the main wind direction to maximize energy yield. This paper presents new methods to improve turbine alignment and detect changes during operational lifetime with standard nacelle met mast instruments. The flow distortion behind the rotor is corrected with a multilinear regression model and two alignment changes are detected with an accuracy of ±1.4° within 3 days of operation after the change is introduced.