Open AccessThe making of a second‐generation wind farm efficiency model complex
Author(s) -
Frandsen Sten T.,
Jørgensen Hans E.,
Barthelmie Rebecca,
Rathmann Ole,
Badger Jake,
Hansen Kurt,
Ott Søren,
Rethore PierreElouan,
Larsen Søren E.,
Jensen Leo E.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
wind energy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1099-1824
pISSN - 1095-4244
DOI - 10.1002/we.351
Subject(s) - turbine , wind power , meteorology , wind speed , environmental science , scale (ratio) , flow (mathematics) , atmosphere (unit) , marine engineering , engineering , geography , aerospace engineering , mathematics , cartography , geometry , electrical engineering
The paper presents research to develop a model complex that takes into account the interaction between the wind farm and the atmosphere, and between closely spaced wind farms. Six models have been reviewed and developed/adapted for use in wind farm modelling, covering scales from several hundred kilometres down to the size of the individual wind turbine. Flow within wind farms is difficult to predict. The analytical and modified WAsP/park models show promise; however, these require further development/evaluation. For the flow downwind of the wind farm, several intermediate‐scale models fit the available data rather well, and may be candidates for the other half of the two‐model complex which we aim at building. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.