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Research article
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15 Nov 2023
Research article |
| 15 Nov 2023
| 15 Nov 2023
Increased power gains from wake steering control using preview wind direction information
Balthazar Arnoldus Maria Sengers
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
ForWind, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Institute of Physics, Küpkersweg 70, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
current address: Fraunhofer IWES, Küpkersweg 70, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
Andreas Rott
ForWind, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Institute of Physics, Küpkersweg 70, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
Eric Simley
National Wind Technology Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver W Pkwy, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Michael Sinner
National Wind Technology Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver W Pkwy, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Gerald Steinfeld
ForWind, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Institute of Physics, Küpkersweg 70, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
Martin Kühn
ForWind, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Institute of Physics, Küpkersweg 70, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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A wind turbine can actively influence its wake by turning the rotor out of the wind direction to deflect the wake away from a downstream wind turbine. This technique was tested in a field experiment at a wind farm, where the inflow and wake were monitored with remote-sensing instruments for the wind speed. The behaviour of the wake deflection agrees with the predictions of two analytical models, and a bias of the wind direction perceived by the yawed wind turbine led to suboptimal power gains.
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Unexpected wind direction changes are undesirable, especially when performing wake steering. This study explores whether the yaw controller can benefit from accessing wind direction information before a change reaches the turbine. Results from two models with different fidelities demonstrate that wake steering can indeed benefit from preview information.
Unexpected wind direction changes are undesirable, especially when performing wake steering....
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