Results can help wind-farm operators adjust their wind farms to maximize energy extracted throughout the day.
In wind farms, where multiple turbines are present, turbines that are directly exposed to the wind perform better than those behind other turbines, which impacts how the wind farm performs. Fully understanding this wake phenomenon under different conditions can help wind farm operators and designers maximize their farms’ power production.
Cheung et al. investigated wind farm and wind turbine wakes in very hot daytime conditions.
“Our research focused on very hot daytime conditions when the atmosphere is very turbulent, and when the heating of the air causes updrafts and downdrafts to occur,” author Lawrence Cheung said. “Previous studies have not included these conditions in their models of wind farm flows, or…
