A control-oriented dynamic wind farm flow model: "WFSim"

The Science of Making Torque from Wind

Boersma, S.^1 ; Gebraad, P.M.O.^2 ; Vali, M.^3 ; Doekemeijer, B.M.^1 ; Van Wingerden, J.W.^1

Delft Center for Systems and Control, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands^1

Siemens Wind Power, Denmark^2

Wind Energy System Research Group, University of Oldenburg, Germany^3

关键词: Continuity equations;    Control techniques;    Flow field computations;    High-fidelity simulations;    Model equations;    Standard analysis;    Two dimensional plane;    Two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/753/3/032005/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/753/3/032005

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

In this paper, we present and extend the dynamic medium fidelity control-oriented Wind Farm Simulator (WFSim) model. WFSim resolves flow fields in wind farms in a horizontal, two dimensional plane. It is based on the spatially and temporally discretised two dimensional Navier-Stokes equations and the continuity equation and solves for a predefined grid and wind farm topology. The force on the flow field generated by turbines is modelled using actuator disk theory. Sparsity in system matrices is exploited in WFSim, which enables a relatively fast flow field computation. The extensions to WFSim we present in this paper are the inclusion of a wake redirection model, a turbulence model and a linearisation of the nonlinear WFSim model equations. The first is important because it allows us to carry out wake redirection control and simulate situations with an inflow that is misaligned with the rotor plane. The wake redirection model is validated against a theoretical wake centreline known from literature. The second extension makes WFSim more realistic because it accounts for wake recovery. The amount of recovery is validated using a high fidelity simulation model Simulator fOr Wind Farm Applications (SOWFA) for a two turbine test case. Finally, a linearisation is important since it allows the application of more standard analysis, observer and control techniques.