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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-759-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-759-2021
Research article
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28 May 2021
Research article |  | 28 May 2021

Wind inflow observation from load harmonics: initial steps towards a field validation

Marta Bertelè, Carlo L. Bottasso, and Johannes Schreiber

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A previously published wind sensing method is applied to an experimental dataset obtained from a 3.5 MW turbine and a nearby hub-tall met mast. The method uses blade load harmonics to estimate rotor-equivalent shears and wind directions at the rotor disk. Results indicate the good quality of the estimated shear, both in terms of 10 min averages and of resolved time histories, and a reasonable accuracy in the estimation of the yaw misalignment.
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