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Boundary-layer Meteorology
Atmospheric flow, turbulence and diffusion
Wind Energy and Remote Sensing
- Laser anemometry
- Aerosol backscatter
- Wind lidars
- Wind scanners
- www.windscanner.dk
- www.windscanner.eu
Nuclear Safety
Atmospheric transfer of radio nuclides to the environment
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Language Skills:Danish, English, German, French
Research areas
Torben Mikkelsen is a professor in the Department of Wind Energy at the Technical University of Denmark DTU.
His field of work is remote sensing for wind energy and atmospheric sciences, atmospheric dispersion, and atmospheric flow and turbulence.
He leads research and technological development of the European ESFRI road map remote sensing-based experimental infrastructure for renewable energy WindScanner 2010 - 2020, cf. www.windscanner.dk and www.WindScanner.eu.
Professor Mikkelsen received his Ph.D. from the Technical University of Denmark in 1983, followed by a Postdoc position as an associate research professor at the Naval Postgraduate Schools Meteorology and Physics Department 1985-1986 in Monterey, Ca. He became a full professor at DTU in 2011.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D (Lic.Tech) , DTU
1979 → 1984
MSc, DTU
1975 → 1978
BSc, Copenhagen Technical College
1971 → 1975
External positions
Associate research professor; naval Postgraduate School Monterey, California, USA
1 Jan 1985 → 30 Jun 1986
Trainee, Brüel& Kjær; Denmark
1970 → 1971
Keywords
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- Wind Energy Remote Sensing Wind lidars
- WindScanner
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Publications
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On the importance of wind turbine wake boundary to wind energy and environmental impact
Fan, Z., Li, S., Gao, Z., Zhang, L., Zheng, X., Zhu, W., Shen, W., Sjöholm, M., Mikkelsen, T. K., Wang, T. & Li, Y., 2023, In: Energy Conversion and Management. 277, 14 p., 116664.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Full-scale turbulence structure of wind and applications
Larsén, X. G., Larsen, S., Petersen, E. & Mikkelsen, T., 2022. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Modelling the spectral shape of continuous-wave lidar measurements in a turbulent wind tunnel
van Dooren, M. F., Sekar, A. P. K., Neuhaus, L., Mikkelsen, T., Hoelling, M. & Kuehn, M., 2022, In: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 15, 5, p. 1355-1372 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A Model for the Spectrum of the Lateral Velocity Component from Mesoscale to Microscale and Its Application to Wind-Direction Variation
Larsén, X. G., Larsen, S. E., Petersen, E. L. & Mikkelsen, T. K., 2021, In: Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 178, p. 415-434 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Dual lidar wind measurements along an upstream horizontal line perpendicular to a suspension bridge
Nafisifard, M., Jakobsen, J. B., Cheynet, E., Snæbjörnsson, J. T., Sjöholm, M. & Mikkelsen, T., 2021, In: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. 1201, 1, 11 p., 012008.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › Research › peer-review
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Projects
- 12 Finished
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EROSION - Wind Turbine Blade Erosion: Reducing the largest uncertainties
Hasager, C. B. (Project Manager), Sørensen, B. F. (PI), Bech, J. I. (Project Participant), Bak, C. (Project Participant), Skrzypinski, W. R. (Project Participant), Mikkelsen, T. (Project Participant), Fæster, S. (Project Participant), Jr., L. M. (Project Participant), Tilg, A.-M. (Project Participant), Hannesdóttir, Á. (Project Participant) & Johansen, N. F.-J. (Project Participant)
01/04/2017 → 31/12/2021
Project: Research
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MARINET2: MARINET2
Badger, M. (Project Participant), Hasager, C. B. (Project Participant), Karagali, I. (Project Participant), Sempreviva, A. M. (Project Participant), Mikkelsen, T. (Project Participant), Bredmose, H. (Project Participant), Madsen, F. J. (Project Participant), Vasiljevic, N. (Project Participant), Svensson, E. (Project Participant), Salnaja, A. (Project Participant), Ahsbahs, T. T. (Project Participant) & Sjöholm, M. (Project Participant)
01/01/2017 → 30/06/2021
Project: Research
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Lidar detection of wakes for wind turbine and farm control
Held, D. P. (PhD Student), Hu, Q. (Supervisor), Mirzaei, M. (Supervisor), Mikkelsen, T. (Examiner), Mann, J. (Main Supervisor), Harris, M. (Examiner), Schlipf, D. (Examiner), Mikkelsen, T. (Examiner), Harris, M. (Examiner), Held, D. P. (PhD Student) & Schlipf, D. (Examiner)
01/01/2016 → 04/04/2019
Project: PhD
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TrueWind: TrueWind
Wagner, R. (Project Manager), Courtney, M. (Project Participant), Pedersen, T. F. (Project Participant), Thorsen, G. R. (Project Participant), Pedersen, A. T. (Project Participant), Dellwik, E. K. H. (Project Participant), Mikkelsen, T. (Project Participant) & Sjöholm, M. (Project Participant)
01/01/2016 → 31/10/2019
Project: Research
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State-of-the-art laser Doppler systems development for turbulence measurements
Yaacob, M. R. (PhD Student), Velte, C. M. (Main Supervisor), Buchhave, P. (Supervisor), Meyer, K. E. (Supervisor), Mikkelsen, T. (Examiner), Hult, J. F. (Examiner), Revstedt, J. (Examiner) & Yaacob, M. R. B. (PhD Student)
15/06/2015 → 12/11/2019
Project: PhD
Activities
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Investigation of the turbulent three-dimensional wind field in the near-wake of a full-scale wind turbine using synchronized scanning wind lidars
Angelou, N. (Speaker), Sjöholm, M. (Other) & Mikkelsen, T. (Other)
9 Sept 2021Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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SpinnerLidar and 3D WindScanner activities at DTU Wind Energy 2019
Mikkelsen, T. K. (Guest lecturer)
13 Feb 2020Activity: Talks and presentations › Guest lectures, external teaching and course activities at other universities
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Reconstruction of wind turbine wake wind fields with long-range LiDAR measurements, Hauke Beck PhD Thesis
Mikkelsen, T. K. (External examiner)
14 Feb 2020Activity: Examinations and supervision › External examination
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Resent lidar based measurements in induction zone and wakes: 3D wind field and turbulence covariance extraction using WindScanners and SpinnerLidar.
Mikkelsen, T. K. (Guest lecturer)
13 Feb 2020Activity: Talks and presentations › Guest lectures, external teaching and course activities at other universities
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DTU SpinnerLidar for Upwind Inflow and Turbulence Measurements
Mikkelsen, T. K. (Guest lecturer)
17 Oct 2019 → 18 Oct 2019Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations