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Research article
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28 Jun 2022
Research article |
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Experimental analysis of the effect of dynamic induction control on a wind turbine wake
Daan van der Hoek
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Delft Center for Systems and Control, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (3mE), Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Joeri Frederik
Delft Center for Systems and Control, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (3mE), Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Ming Huang
Department of Aerodynamics, Wind Energy, Flight Performance and Propulsion, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Fulvio Scarano
Department of Aerodynamics, Wind Energy, Flight Performance and Propulsion, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Carlos Simao Ferreira
Department of Aerodynamics, Wind Energy, Flight Performance and Propulsion, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Jan-Willem van Wingerden
Delft Center for Systems and Control, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (3mE), Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
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This article presents the results of a field experiment investigating wake steering on an onshore wind farm. The measurements show that wake steering leads to increases in power production of up to 35 % for two-turbine interactions and up to 16 % for three-turbine interactions. However, losses in power production are seen for various regions of wind directions. The results suggest that further research is necessary before wake steering will consistently lead to energy gains in wind farms.
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The paper presents a wind tunnel experiment where dynamic induction control was implemented on a small-scale turbine. By periodically changing the pitch angle of the blades, the low-velocity turbine wake is perturbed, and hence it recovers at a faster rate. Small particles were released in the flow and subsequently recorded with a set of high-speed cameras. This allowed us to reconstruct the flow behind the turbine and investigate the effect of dynamic induction control on the wake.
The paper presents a wind tunnel experiment where dynamic induction control was implemented on a...
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