Wind shear estimation and wake detection by rotor loads - First wind tunnel verification

J. Schreiber, S. Cacciola, F. Campagnolo, V. Petrović, D. Mourembles, C. L. Bottasso

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Abstract

The paper describes a simple method for detecting presence and location of a wake affecting a downstream wind turbine operating in a wind power plant. First, the local wind speed and shear experienced by the wind turbine are estimated by the use of rotor loads and other standard wind turbine response data. Then, a simple wake deficit model is used to determine the lateral position of the wake with respect to the affected rotor. The method is verified in a boundary layer wind tunnel using two instrumented scaled wind turbine models, demonstrating its effectiveness.

Original languageEnglish
Article number032027
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume753
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Oct 2016
EventScience of Making Torque from Wind, TORQUE 2016 - Munich, Germany
Duration: 5 Oct 20167 Oct 2016

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