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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-131-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-131-2021
Research article
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19 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 19 Jan 2021

Characterisation of intra-hourly wind power ramps at the wind farm scale and associated processes

Mathieu Pichault, Claire Vincent, Grant Skidmore, and Jason Monty

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This paper assesses the behaviour and causality of sudden variations in wind power generation over a short period of time, also called "ramp events". It is shown, amongst other things, that ramps at the study site are mostly associated with frontal activity. Overall, the research contributes to a better understanding of the drivers and behaviours of wind power ramps at the wind farm scale, beneficial to ramp forecasting and ramp modelling.
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