A2e High Fidelity Modeling: Strategic Planning Meetings

Hammond, Steven W.¹  Sprague, Michael A.¹  Womble, David²  Barone, Matt² 

[1]National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

[2]Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

关键词: wind plant;    complex flows;    high fidelity modeling;    flow physics;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1327211
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP--2C00-64697
RP-ID  :  SAND2015--9499
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1327211

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Atmosphere to electrons (A2e) is a multi-year U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research initiative targeting significant reductions in the cost of wind energy through an improved understanding of the complex physics governing wind flow into and through whole wind farms. Better insight into the flow physics of large multi-turbine arrays will address the plant-level energy losses, is likely to reduce annual operational costs by hundreds of millions of dollars, and will improve project financing terms to more closely resemble traditional capital projects. In support of this initiative, two planning meetings were convened, bringing together professionals from universities, national laboratories, and industry to discuss wind plant modeling challenges, requirements, best practices, and priorities. This report documents the combined work of the two meetings and serves as a key part of the foundation for the A2e/HFM effort for predictive modeling of whole wind plant physics.