Articles | Volume 5, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-451-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-451-2020
Research article
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08 Apr 2020
Research article |  | 08 Apr 2020

Design and analysis of a wake steering controller with wind direction variability

Eric Simley, Paul Fleming, and Jennifer King

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ED: Publish as is (25 Feb 2020) by Gerard J.W. van Bussel (Chief editor)
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Wind farm wake losses occur when turbines operate in the wakes of upstream turbines. However, wake steering control can be used to deflect wakes away from downstream turbines. A method for including wind direction variability in wake steering simulations is presented here. Controller performance is shown to improve when wind direction variability is accounted for. Furthermore, the importance of wind direction variability is shown for different turbine spacings and atmospheric conditions.
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