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Using the coupled wake boundary layer model to evaluate the effect of turbulence intensity on wind

Open Access
Journal of Physics: Conference Series 625, 012004 (2015)

Authors

	Richard Stevens
	Dennice F. Gayme
	Charles Meneveau

BibTeΧ

@article{1742-6596-625-1-012004,
  author={Richard J A M Stevens and Dennice Gayme and Charles Meneveau},
  title={Using the coupled wake boundary layer model to evaluate the effect of turbulence intensity on wind farm performance},
  journal={Journal of Physics: Conference Series},
  volume={625},
  number={1},
  pages={012004},
  url={http://stacks.iop.org/1742-6596/625/i=1/a=012004},
  year={2015},
  abstract={We use the recently introduced coupled wake boundary layer (CWBL) model to predict the effect of turbulence intensity on the performance of a wind farm. The CWBL model combines a standard wake model with a “top-down” approach to get improved predictions for the power output compared to a stand-alone wake model. Here we compare the CWBL model results for different turbulence intensities with the Horns Rev field measurements by Hansen et al. , Wind Energy 15, 183196 (2012). We show that the main trends as function of the turbulence intensity are captured very well by the model and discuss differences between the field measurements and model results based on comparisons with LES results from Wu and Porté-Agel, Renewable Energy 75, 945-955 (2015).}
}