Articles | Volume 7, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-433-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-433-2022
Research article
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03 Mar 2022
Research article |  | 03 Mar 2022

A model to calculate fatigue damage caused by partial waking during wind farm optimization

Andrew P. J. Stanley, Jennifer King, Christopher Bay, and Andrew Ning

Model code and software

pjstanle/loads-journal: wes-published (v1.0.0) P. J. Stanley https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6285205

FlowFarm.jl J. J. Thomas and A. P. J. Stanley https://github.com/byuflowlab/FLOWFarm.jl

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In this paper, we present a computationally inexpensive model to calculate wind turbine blade fatigue caused by waking and partial waking. The model accounts for steady state on the blade, as well as wind turbulence. The model is fast enough to be used in wind farm layout optimization, which has not been possible with more expensive fatigue models in the past. The methods introduced in this paper will allow for farms with increased energy production that maintain turbine structural reliability.
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