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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-25-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-25-2023
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04 Jan 2023
Research article |  | 04 Jan 2023

Sensitivity analysis of the effect of wind and wake characteristics on wind turbine loads in a small wind farm

Kelsey Shaler, Amy N. Robertson, and Jason Jonkman

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This work evaluates which wind-inflow- and wake-related parameters have the greatest influence on fatigue and ultimate loads for turbines in a small wind farm. Twenty-eight parameters were screened using an elementary effects approach to identify the parameters that lead to the largest variation in these loads of each turbine. The findings show the increased importance of non-streamwise wind components and wake parameters in fatigue and ultimate load sensitivity of downstream turbines.
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