FarmConners wind farm flow control benchmark – Part 1: Blind test results

Wind farm flow control (WFFC) is a topic of interest at several research institutes and industry and certification agencies worldwide. For reliable performance assessment of the technology, the efficiency and the capability of the models applied to WFFC should be carefully evaluated. To address that...

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Published in:	Wind Energy Science Vol. 7; no. 5; pp. 1791 - 1825
Main Authors:	Göçmen, Tuhfe, Campagnolo, Filippo, Duc, Thomas, Eguinoa, Irene, Søren Juhl Andersen, Petrović, Vlaho, Imširović, Lejla, Braunbehrens, Robert, Liew, Jaime, Baungaard, Mads, Maarten Paul van der Laan, Qian, Guowei, Aparicio-Sanchez, Maria, González-Lope, Rubén, Dighe, Vinit V, Becker, Marcus, Maarten J van den Broek, Jan-Willem van Wingerden, Stock, Adam, Cole, Matthew, Ruisi, Renzo, Ervin Bossanyi, Requate, Niklas, Strnad, Simon, Schmidt, Jonas, Vollmer, Lukas, Sood, Ishaan, Meyers, Johan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Göttingen Copernicus GmbH 08-09-2022 Copernicus Publications
Subjects:	Benchmarks Calibration Datasets Experiments Field study Flow control Performance assessment Rotors Turbines Upstream Wind farms Wind power Wind tunnels
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Summary:	Wind farm flow control (WFFC) is a topic of interest at several research institutes and industry and certification agencies worldwide. For reliable performance assessment of the technology, the efficiency and the capability of the models applied to WFFC should be carefully evaluated. To address that, the FarmConners consortium has launched a common benchmark for code comparison under controlled operation to demonstrate its potential benefits, such as increased power production. The benchmark builds on available data sets from previous field campaigns, wind tunnel experiments, and high-fidelity simulations. Within that database, four blind tests are defined and 13 participants in total have submitted results for the analysis of single and multiple wakes under WFFC. Here, we present Part I of the FarmConners benchmark results, focusing on the blind tests with large-scale rotors. The observations and/or the model outcomes are evaluated via direct power comparisons at the upstream and downstream turbine(s), as well as the power gain at the wind farm level under wake steering control strategy. Additionally, wake loss reduction is also analysed to support the power performance comparison, where relevant. The majority of the participating models show good agreement with the observations or the reference high-fidelity simulations, especially for lower degrees of upstream misalignment and narrow wake sector. However, the benchmark clearly highlights the importance of the calibration procedure for control-oriented models. The potential effects of limited controlled operation data in calibration are particularly visible via frequent model mismatch for highly deflected wakes, as well as the power loss at the controlled turbine(s). In addition to the flow modelling, the sensitivity of the predicted WFFC benefits to the turbine representation and the implementation of the controller is also underlined. The FarmConners benchmark is the first of its kind to bring a wide variety of data sets, control settings, and model complexities for the (initial) assessment of farm flow control benefits. It forms an important basis for more detailed benchmarks in the future with extended control objectives to assess the true value of WFFC.
ISSN:	2366-7443 2366-7451
DOI:	10.5194/wes-7-1791-2022