Articles | Volume 8, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-1475-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-1475-2023
Research article
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28 Sep 2023
Research article |  | 28 Sep 2023

Difference in load predictions obtained with effective turbulence vs. a dynamic wake meandering modeling approach

Paula Doubrawa, Kelsey Shaler, and Jason Jonkman

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Wind turbines are designed to withstand any wind conditions they might encounter. This includes high-turbulence flow fields found within wind farms due to the presence of the wind turbines themselves. The international standard allows for two ways to account for wind farm turbulence in the design process. We compared both ways and found large differences between them. To avoid overdesign and enable a site-specific design, we suggest moving towards validated, higher-fidelity simulation tools.
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