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10 Oct 2018
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| 10 Oct 2018
| 10 Oct 2018
Does the wind turbine wake follow the topography? A multi-lidar study in complex terrain
Technical University of Denmark – DTU Wind Energy, Fredriksborgvej 399, Building 118, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Nikola Vasiljević
Technical University of Denmark – DTU Wind Energy, Fredriksborgvej 399, Building 118, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Kurt S. Hansen
Technical University of Denmark – DTU Wind Energy, Nils Koppels Allé, Building 403, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Andrea N. Hahmann
Technical University of Denmark – DTU Wind Energy, Fredriksborgvej 399, Building 118, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Jakob Mann
Technical University of Denmark – DTU Wind Energy, Fredriksborgvej 399, Building 118, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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This study investigates the behaviour of wind turbine wakes in complex terrain. Using six scanning lidars, we measured the wake of a single turbine at the Perdigão site in Portugal in 2015. Our findings show that wake propagation is highly dependent on the atmospheric stability, which is mostly ignored in flow simulation used for wind farm layout design. The wake is lifted up during unstable atmospheric conditions and follows the terrain downwards during stable conditions.
This study investigates the behaviour of wind turbine wakes in complex terrain. Using six...
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