A study of the performance benefits of closely-spaced lateral wind farm configurations

Renewable Energy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 128-135

  McTavish, S ^a   Feszty, D ^a   Nitzsche, F ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blockage; Lateral separation; Wakes; Wind energy; Wind turbines

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; BLOCKAGE; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; LATERAL DIRECTIONS; OFFSHORE CONDITIONS; PERFORMANCE BENEFITS; SEPARATION DISTANCES; WIND FARM LAYOUTS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; WAKES; WIND POWER;

WIND TURBINES;

BOUNDARY LAYER; SEPARATION; TOPOLOGY; WAKE; WIND FARM; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 84876726484     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.03.032     Document Type: Article

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