What are the benefits of lidar-assisted control in the design of a wind turbine?

Canet, Helena; Loew, Stefan; Bottasso, Carlo L.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-1325-2021

Articles | Volume 6, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-1325-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-1325-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 6, issue 5

Research article

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08 Oct 2021

Research article |

| 08 Oct 2021

What are the benefits of lidar-assisted control in the design of a wind turbine?

Helena Canet, Stefan Loew, and Carlo L. Bottasso

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RC1: 'Referee comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Jan 2021
- AC1: 'Reply to the reviewers' comments', Carlo L. Bottasso, 05 Jul 2021
RC2: 'Comment on “What are the benefits of lidar-assisted control in the design of a wind turbine?” by Helena Canet et al.', Domenico Di Domenico, 22 Jan 2021
- AC1: 'Reply to the reviewers' comments', Carlo L. Bottasso, 05 Jul 2021

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Carlo L. Bottasso on behalf of the Authors (05 Jul 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (06 Jul 2021) by Sandrine Aubrun

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (16 Jul 2021)

ED: Publish as is (16 Aug 2021) by Sandrine Aubrun

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (19 Aug 2021) by Jakob Mann (Chief editor)

AR by Carlo L. Bottasso on behalf of the Authors (08 Sep 2021) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Lidar-assisted control (LAC) is used to redesign the rotor and tower of three turbines, differing in terms of wind class, size, and power rating. The load reductions enabled by LAC are used to save mass, increase hub height, or extend lifetime. The first two strategies yield reductions in the cost of energy only for the tower of the largest machine, while more interesting benefits are obtained for lifetime extension.