Title
Launch of the FarmConners Wind Farm Control benchmark for code comparison
Author
Göcmen, Tuhfe (Technical University of Denmark)
Kölle, Konstanze (SINTEF Energy Resarch)
Andersen, Soren Juhl (Technical University of Denmark)
Eguinoa, Irene (CENER)
Duc, Thomas (ENGIE Green)
Campagnolo, Filippo (Technische Universität München)
Iribas-Latour, Mikel (CENER)
Astrain, David (CENER)
Bottasso, Carlo (Technische Universität München)
Meyers, Johan (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
van Wingerden, J.W. (TU Delft Team Jan-Willem van Wingerden) 
Giebel, Gregor (Technical University of Denmark)
Date
2020
Abstract
Careful validation of the modelling and control actions is of vital importance to build confidence in the value of coordinated wind farm control (WFC). The efficiency of flow models applied to WFC should be evaluated to provide reliable assessment of the performance of WFC. In order to achieve that, FarmConners launches a common benchmark for code comparison to demonstrate the potential benefits of WFC, such as increased power production and mitigation of loads. The benchmark builds on available data sets from previous and ongoing campaigns: synthetic data from high-fidelity simulations, measurements from wind tunnel experiments, and field data from a real wind farm. The participating WFC models are first to be calibrated or trained using normal operation periods. For the blind test, both the axial induction and wake steering control approaches are included in the dataset and to be evaluated through the designed test cases. Three main test cases are specified, addressing the impact of WFC on single full wake, single partial wake, and multiple wake. The WFC model outcomes will be compared during the blind test phase, through power gain and wake loss reduction as well as alleviation of wake-added turbulence intensity and structural loads. The probabilistic validation will be based on the median and quartiles of the observations and WFC model predictions. Every benchmark participant will be involved in the final publication, where the comparison of different tools will be performed using the defined test cases. Instructions on how to participate are also provided on farmconners.readthedocs.io.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1618/2/022040
ISSN
1742-6588
Source
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1618 (2)
Event
Science of Making Torque from Wind 2020, TORQUE 2020, 2020-09-28 → 2020-10-02, Online, Virtual, Online, Netherlands
Part of collection
Institutional Repository
Document type
journal article
Rights
© 2020 Tuhfe Göcmen, Konstanze Kölle, Soren Juhl Andersen, Irene Eguinoa, Thomas Duc, Filippo Campagnolo, Mikel Iribas-Latour, David Astrain, Carlo Bottasso, Johan Meyers, J.W. van Wingerden, Gregor Giebel