Characterization of wind velocities in the wake of a full scale wind turbine using three ground-based synchronized WindScanners

Hasan Yazicioglu, Nikolas Angelou, Torben Krogh Mikkelsen, Juan-José Trujillo

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    Abstract

    The wind energy community is in need of detailed full-field measurements in the wake of wind turbines. Here, three dimensional(3D) wind vector field measurements obtained in the near-wake region behind a full-scale test turbine are presented. Specifically, the wake of a NEG Nordtank turbine, installed at Risoe test field, has been measured from 0 to 2 diameters downstream. For this, three ground-based synchronised short-range WindScanners and a spinner lidar have been used. The 3D wind velocity field has been reconstructed in horizontal and vertical planes crossing the hub. The 10-min mean values of the three wind components reveal detailed information regarding the wake properties while propagating downwind over flat terrain. Furthermore, the wake centre is tracked from the measurements and its meander is investigated as function of yaw misalignment of the turbine. The centre-line wake deficit is
    calculated both in a Nacelle and Moving Frame of Reference. The results can be used in quantitative validation of numerical wake models.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number032032
    Book seriesJournal of Physics: Conference Series (Online)
    Volume753
    Number of pages10
    ISSN1742-6596
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016

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