Wind farm layout optimization using sound pressure level constraints

2015 IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability, SusTech 2015

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 154-159

  Tingey, Eric B ^a   Thomas, Jared J ^a   Ning, Andrew ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

acoustic modeling; turbine plant optimization; wake modeling; wake propagation; wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WAKES; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ACOUSTIC MODEL; PLANT OPTIMIZATION; SEMI-EMPIRICAL CALCULATION; SEQUENTIAL QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL; WAKE MODEL; WAKE PROPAGATION; WIND FARM LAYOUT OPTIMIZATIONS;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 84962097352     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SusTech.2015.7314339     Document Type: Conference Paper

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