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A New Study on the Effect of the Partial Wake Generated in a Wind Farm

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  • Said Zergane

    (Mechanical Engineering Department, University of M’sila, M’sila 28000, Algeria)

  • Chouki Farsi

    (Mechanical Engineering Department, University of M’sila, M’sila 28000, Algeria)

  • Salah Amroune

    (Mechanical Engineering Department, University of M’sila, M’sila 28000, Algeria)

  • Souad Benkherbache

    (Mechanical Engineering Department, University of M’sila, M’sila 28000, Algeria)

  • Noureddine Menasri

    (Mechanical Engineering Department, University of M’sila, M’sila 28000, Algeria)

Abstract

In this article, we present an investigative study on the often-overlooked partial wake phenomenon in previous studies concerning wind farm configurations. A partial wake occurs when a portion of the actuator disk of a downstream wind turbine is affected by the wake of another upstream turbine. This phenomenon occurs in addition to the full wake, where the entire upstream turbine is affected by the wake of the frontal turbine, also leading to a decrease in wind speed and consequently a reduction in power production. The proposed study is based on measuring the power generated by the area swept by the wake of an array of turbines in a wind farm. To accomplish this, we integrate the linear wake model of Jensen, the specifications of the ENERCON E2 wind turbine, and the wind farm data into Matlab-developed software (version 18) to perform the calculations. In a concrete application, this proposed method is validated by reproducing the previous works that neglected the partial wake in wind farm configurations. The simulation results obtained are analyzed, compared, and discussed under similar operational conditions.

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  • Said Zergane & Chouki Farsi & Salah Amroune & Souad Benkherbache & Noureddine Menasri, 2024. "A New Study on the Effect of the Partial Wake Generated in a Wind Farm," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(6), pages 1-12, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:6:p:1498-:d:1361248
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