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T1 - A Nonlinear Wind Turbine Wake Expansion Model Considering Atmospheric Stability and Ground Effects
AU - Han, Xingxing
AU - Wang, Tongguang
AU - Ma, Xiandong
AU - Xu, Chang
AU - Fu, Shifeng
AU - Zhang, Jinmeng
AU - Xue, Feifei
AU - Cheng, Zhe
PY - 2024/9/8
Y1 - 2024/9/8
N2 - This study investigates the influence of atmospheric stability and ground effects on wind turbine wake recovery, challenging the conventional linear relationship between turbulence intensity and wake expansion coefficient. Through comprehensive field measurements and numerical simulations, we demonstrate that the linear wake expansion assumption is invalid at far-wake locations under high turbulence conditions, primarily due to ground effects. We propose a novel nonlinear wake expansion model that incorporates both atmospheric stability and ground effects by introducing a logarithmic relationship between the wake expansion coefficient and turbulence intensity. Validation results reveal the superior prediction accuracy of the proposed model compared to typical engineering wake models, with root mean square errors of wake wind speed predictions ranging from 0.04 to 0.063. The proposed model offers significant potential for optimizing wind farm layouts and enhancing overall wind energy production efficiency.
AB - This study investigates the influence of atmospheric stability and ground effects on wind turbine wake recovery, challenging the conventional linear relationship between turbulence intensity and wake expansion coefficient. Through comprehensive field measurements and numerical simulations, we demonstrate that the linear wake expansion assumption is invalid at far-wake locations under high turbulence conditions, primarily due to ground effects. We propose a novel nonlinear wake expansion model that incorporates both atmospheric stability and ground effects by introducing a logarithmic relationship between the wake expansion coefficient and turbulence intensity. Validation results reveal the superior prediction accuracy of the proposed model compared to typical engineering wake models, with root mean square errors of wake wind speed predictions ranging from 0.04 to 0.063. The proposed model offers significant potential for optimizing wind farm layouts and enhancing overall wind energy production efficiency.
KW - Wind turbine
KW - Nonlinear wake expansion model
KW - Atmospheric stability
KW - Ground effects
U2 - 10.3390/en17174503
DO - 10.3390/en17174503
M3 - Journal article
VL - 17
JO - Energies
JF - Energies
SN - 1996-1073
M1 - 4503
ER -