Contact person
Anders Wickström
Senior Projektledare
Contact Anders
Active Yaw Control for Increased Windfarm Production
The wakes (volumes of slower and turbulent wind) behind the turbines in a wind farm result in production losses for the downstream turbines by up to 20%. This effect can be mitigated using an active yaw control, by deflecting the wake propagation away from the other turbines, hence increasing the total production.
Background:
- Wakes behind turbines propagate for long distances, especially in off-shore conditions.
- Wake effects impair the performance of downstream turbines by up to 20%.
- This also causes additional structural fatigue due to velocity fluctuations within wakes.
Research Objectives:
Develop an active yaw control algorithm for the entire wind farm that can:
- Adjust the yaw angle of each turbine individually
- Estimate and track the wake propagation
- Deviate the wakes away from the downstream turbines
- Improve the total wind farm production
The method will be developed and evaluated using Fast.FARM
- Novel open-source wind farm simulation software
- Solves aero-servo-elastic dynamics for each turbine
- Released in 2021 by NREL
Summary
Project name
Active Yaw Control
Status
Active
RISE role in project
Koordinator
Project start
Duration
2.5 år
Supports the UN sustainability goals
7. Affordable and clean energy
