Can windbreaks increase the power production of wind farms

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Abstract

Using large eddy simulations, we demonstrate that windbreaks can enhance the power production of large wind farms. The optimal windbreak height in a wind farm depends on the balance between the flow speedup and drag effects associated with windbreaks. This result is surprising since it has been argued that the added drag would cancel any benefits resulting from the flow speedup. We find the ideal windbreak height in a wind farm is lower than for an individual turbine. This limits the added drag from the windbreaks and enables their effective use in wind farms
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationETMM13 Rhodes, Greece 15-17 September, 2021
Subtitle of host publicationConference Proceedings
PublisherEasy Conferences Ltd
Pages496-501
Number of pages6
Publication statusPublished - 15 Sept 2021
Event13th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering, Turbulence, Modelling and Measurements, ETMM 2021 - Hybrid event, Rhodes, Greece
Duration: 15 Sept 202117 Sept 2021
Conference number: 13
https://etmm.ercoftac.org/etmm/past-etmm-conference/etmm-13-in-rhodes-20/
https://easyconferences.eu/etmm13/proceedings/ (Proceedings)

Conference

Conference13th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering, Turbulence, Modelling and Measurements, ETMM 2021
Abbreviated titleETMM
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityRhodes
Period15/09/2117/09/21
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