A new and efficient method for optimal design of large offshore wind power plants

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 3075-3084

  Gonzalez, Javier Serrano ^a   Payan, Manuel Burgos ^a   Santos, Jesus Riquelme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; micro siting; offshore wind farm; wake effect

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC PROFITABILITY; LIFE SPAN; MICRO-SITING; OFFSHORE WIND POWER PLANTS; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; OPTIMAL DESIGN; REALISTIC MODEL; WAKE EFFECT;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OFFSHORE POWER PLANTS;

OFFSHORE WIND FARMS;

EID: 84880918349     PISSN: 08858950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2013.2251014     Document Type: Article

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