Optimization of Wind Farm Layout taking Load Constraints into Account

2017

Master's thesis Renewable Energy ENE500 - University of Agder 2017 Optimization of a wind farm layout is of utmost importance due its economical aspect. The primary aim of optimizing layout is to increase the overall energy production. The higher energy production creates more revenue from wind farm during its operational life time. Wind turbines situated within wind farms are subjected to wake losses due to numbers of factors one of such factor is wind disturbance from the wind turbines installed in front. Therefore, the wind turbines will produce less output as compared to front wind turbines facing winds in free stream. Thus, to have an economically feasible performance, it is necessary …