Gravity wave effects on wind farm efficiency

Wind Energy

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 449-458

  Smith, R B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Efficiency; Gravity wave; Offshore wind; Pressure; Regional effects; Turbine drag; Wind farm; Wind profile

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; DRAG; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FRICTION; GRAVITY WAVES; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PRESSURE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; WIND;

OFFSHORE WINDS; REGIONAL EFFECTS; TURBINE DRAGS; WIND FARM; WIND PROFILES;

OFFSHORE WIND FARMS;

ATMOSPHERIC LAPSE RATE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONTROL SYSTEM; DRAG; FOURIER TRANSFORM; FRICTION; FROUDE NUMBER; GRAVITY WAVE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TROPOSPHERE; WAVE GENERATION; WIND FARM; WIND PROFILE; WIND TURBINE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 77954877252     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: 10991824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.366     Document Type: Article

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