10 th WindSim User Meeting June 2015, Tønsberg

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1 10 th WindSim User Meeting June 2015, Tønsberg Best Practice PRESENTED BY: Di Li 1 of 3

2 Content 1. Objective: Bankable AEP Site Suitability 2. Management: Balance on accuracy, timeline and resource File management 3. Parameter: Gridding Boundary conditions Atmospheric stability 4. Technique: MCP NTF Sector Management 2 of 3

3 Objective ST on-site wind LT reference wind MCP Terrain LT on-site wind Layout Turbines Examination Adjustment WINDSIM Cross checking Input Experience Potential AEP and Wake effects Net AEP (P50) Other losses Uncertainties Net AEP (P90) 3 of 3

4 Objective Terrain ST & LT on-site wind Layout Turbines Setting WINDSIM Input Experience Turbulence condition Extreme wind IEC site suitability study Wind shear Flow inclination Wind distribution 4 of 3

5 Management Free space for *.wrg generation: T= 20*n*X/l*Y/l/10^6 T - Total free space needed (GB) n - number of climatologies X - x-extension of digital terrain model/refinement (m) Y - y-extension of digital terrain model/refinement (m) l - Minimal grid spacing (m) 5 of 3

6 Management 6 of 3

7 7 7 of 3

8 Size: Refinement: larger than wind farm area Edge: c.a. 10km away from the wind farm area Total number of cells: resources Cell Aspect Ratio: over 20 8 of 3

9 Management Computer capacity: Free memory CPU core Free space in Hard Disk Drives 9 of 3

10 Management GCV solver: T = m*i/200 R = 1.0*m T - computational time per sector (hr) R - RAM per sector required (GB) m - cell number (m) i - iteration 10 of 3

11 cell bottom mid upper half heigh size l l l of 3

12 Vertically: (typical) Mutiple layers Layer 1: 7-10 below 100 meter Layer 1: not too low for the first cell height Layer 2: Smooth expended Example: 12 of 3

13 1. Hortizontal gridding, resolution, refinement area, size: GUI 2. Vertical gridding, *.bws 13 of 3

14 Forest: Range: Vertical: 3 5 tree height Horizontal: tree height Tree height: field trip C1=0 C2= xxx Cells= 3 5 Turbulence term 14 of 3

15 Convergence cretira: Height of the boundary layer: Norway 500 Higher closer to equater 15 of 3

16 Stability: Stable: MOL 100 Ref H: 300 U at Ref. H: 10 H BL: 30 Unstable: MOL -100 Ref H: 1000 U at Ref. H: 10 H BL: of 3

17 Making *.ows 1. Copy sample file to excel 2. Modify add xxxx in front 3. Copy to Notepad++, replace xxxx with a lot of space 4. Copy *.pws to project folder 5. Apply *.ows 17 of 3

18 Making *.ows 1. Copy sample file to excel 2. Modify add xxxx in front 3. Copy to Notepad++, replace xxxx with a lot of space 4. Copy *.pws to project folder 5. Apply *.ows Cross checking ref 3 25 Target 3-25 Wake sub cycle: of 3

19 WAT 1. ST wind for TI, then repalce NA in extreme wind from GUI Making *.pws Copy from Excel, keep the title 19 of 3

20 Better picture scale 1. GLViewer, Scalar Scalar setting Visual and quick pick 1. Special node picking, ctrl + mouse Visualize layout + roughness 1. Open terrain_roughness, 2. Open secondary file add_3dobjects_to_vtf 20 of 3

21 ST on-site wind Short term ST reference wind Local measurement MCP weather station or Mesoscale model LT on-site wind Long term LT reference wind Input Output 21 of 3

22 Technique - NTF Nacelle Power Rev PC Nacelle Wind (P) Turbine Wind (P) NTF Nacelle Wind (F) Turbine Wind (F) Wake Input Experience Free Stream Wind 22 of 3

23 Technique - Sector Management T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 energy frequencyenergy frequencyfrequencyfrequencyfrequencyfrequency (MWh/y) (MWh/y) (MWh/y) (MWh/y) (MWh/y) (MWh/y) (MWh/y) From center to of 3

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