Layout optimization for maximizing wind farm power production using sequential convex programming

Applied Energy

Volumn 151, Issue , 2015, Pages 320-334

  Park, Jinkyoo ^a   Law, Kincho H ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Sequential Convex Programming; Wind farm layout optimization; Wind power

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONVEX OPTIMIZATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FUNCTIONS; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; MODULAR ROBOTS; WAKES; WIND; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

LAYOUT OPTIMIZATION; MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; SEQUENTIAL CONVEX PROGRAMMING; SEQUENTIAL CONVEX PROGRAMMING (SCP); WIND FARM LAYOUT OPTIMIZATIONS;

OPTIMIZATION;

ALGORITHM; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; WAKE; WIND FARM; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 84929300205     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.03.139     Document Type: Article

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