Turbulence-Turbine Interaction: The Basis for the Development of the TurbSim Stochastic Simulator

doi:10.2172/1031981

Turbulence-Turbine Interaction: The Basis for the Development of the TurbSim Stochastic Simulator

National Wind Technology Center

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Abstract

A combination of taller wind turbines with more flexible rotors and towers operating in turbulent conditions that are not well understood is contributing to much higher than anticipated maintenance and repairs costs and is associated with lower energy production. This report documents evidence of this and offers the turbine designers an expanded tool that resolves many of these shortcomings.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	332
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/1031981
State	Published - 2011

NREL Publication Number

NREL/TP-5000-52353

Keywords

atmospheric boundary layer
atmospheric turbulence
wind resource characteristics
wind turbine performance

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