Wind turbine power generation optimization

Can layout optimization improve wind power conversion efficiency?

The layout optimization of wind turbines seeks to improve wind power conversion efficiency by minimizing the wake effect in wind farm. However, the existing optimization methods cannot provide a layout with high output power due to their inability to weaken the energy losses caused by the wake effect between turbines.

Can EO optimize the layout of wind turbines?

In this work, an EO algorithm with multiple adaptive strategies, termed AEO, is proposed to optimize the layout of wind turbines. In AEO, a local perturbation strategy assists each particle to sort all turbines in descending order of output power and re-locate worst turbines randomly to better locations for reducing the energy losses.

How can MIT improve wind farms' energy output?

MIT engineers have developed a method to increase wind farms’ energy output. Whereas individual turbines are typically controlled separately, the new approach models the wind flow of the entire collection of turbines and optimizes the control of individual units.

Why is design & optimization important for wind turbines?

Wind energy has now become one of the most important renewable energies. Design and optimization processes are essential to improve the stability and effectiveness of wind turbines (WTs).

How do wind farms predict power production?

They developed a new flow model which predicts the power production of each turbine in the farm depending on the incident winds in the atmosphere and the control strategy of each turbine. While based on flow-physics, the model learns from operational wind farm data to reduce predictive error and uncertainty.

How can Ann-Wake-power model optimize wind turbine yaw angles?

The ANN-wake-power model performs fast simulation for the total power generation of wind turbines with high accuracy, which makes it possible to optimize the yaw angles of wind turbines. An optimization process based on the ANN-wake-power model and the Genetic Algorithm is established.