Open AccessLidar-assisted control in wind turbine design: Where are the potential benefits?
Author(s) -
Helena Canét,
Su Ann Low,
C.L. Bottasso
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1618/4/042020
Subject(s) - turbine , tower , lidar , marine engineering , offshore wind power , cost of electricity by source , wind power , key (lock) , environmental science , control (management) , reduction (mathematics) , computer science , meteorology , engineering , electricity generation , civil engineering , power (physics) , remote sensing , geology , aerospace engineering , geography , physics , electrical engineering , computer security , quantum mechanics , geometry , artificial intelligence , mathematics
This study explores the potential benefits of considering Lidar-assisted control (LAC) at the first stages of wind turbine design. The proposed methodology starts with a load analysis of several reference wind turbines to understand which design constraints can be influenced by the use of LAC. The blade and tower of each analyzed model are redesigned considering LAC-induced reductions in key driving quantities. Preliminary results suggest modest reductions in LCOE with potentially significant benefits limited to the tower. The study also discusses the requirements on LAC system purchase and O&M costs, for both onshore and offshore machines, to achieve a reduction in LCOE.