On the design of potential turbine positions for physics-informed optimization of wind farm layout

RENEWABLE ENERGY

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Wu, Chutian^1,2  Yang, Xiaolei^1,3  Zhu, Yaxin² 

[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Mech, State Key Lab Nonlinear Mech, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China

[2] Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Mech, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China

[3] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Sch Engn Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China

关键词: Wind farm layout optimization;    Physics-informed;    Potential turbine positions;    Jensen wake model;    Genetic algorithm;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.renene.2020.10.060

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Wind farm layout optimization is a critical step in the design of a wind energy project. In the literature, the potential turbine positions employed in the layout optimization are often obtained by discretizing the field using a Cartesian mesh. In this work, physical understanding is proposed to incorporate in the design of potential turbine positions. Specifically, the known knowledge, that a staggered arrangement is more efficient for extracting energy from wind than an aligned arrangement, is employed and implemented using the staggered mesh approach, the unstructured mesh approach and the sunflower mesh approach. Different mesh approaches are tested using two cases, i.e. case I, unidirectional uniform wind, and case II, uniform wind with variable wind direction. The optimal layout obtained from the staggered mesh approach performs the best for case I. For case II, the farm performance from different layouts is similar. The performance of the layouts under off-design conditions is also tested for case I. For all considered cases, the optimal layout obtained from the sunflower approach shows an overall good performance. (c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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