Experimental investigation of wake effects on wind turbine performance

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2078-2086

  Adaramola, M S ^a   Krogstad, P A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Wake interference; Wind farm efficiency; Wind turbine performance; Wind turbine wake

Indexed keywords

BLADE PITCH; DESIGNED CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MAXIMUM POWER; OPERATING CONDITION; POWER OUT PUT; ROTOR DIAMETER; SIMILAR MODELS; TOTAL POWER; TURBINE PERFORMANCE; WAKE EFFECT; WAKE INTERFERENCES; WIND FARM; WIND TURBINE PERFORMANCE; WIND TURBINE WAKE;

CASCADES (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; WAKES; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

DIAMETER; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; WAKE; WIND FARM; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 79952453740     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.01.024     Document Type: Article

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