Wcomp (Wind Farm Wake Comparison Framework) [SWR-23-72]

Software · Mon Jul 24 00:00:00 EDT 2023

DOI:https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20231113.4· OSTI ID:2205589 · Code ID:110406

Mudafort, Rafael ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

The Wind Farm Wake Comparison Framework (Wcomp) is a software tool to facilitate the comparison of a specific collection of wind farm wake modeling tools: Python-based, steady-state, analytical wake modeling utilities. Wcomp integrates another software project, windIO, to create a consistent method for describing a wind farm flow control problem. Additionally, a data structure is included to represent the outputs a wind farm flow control simulation. Well-described interfaces allow existing wake modeling tools to plug into this framework.

• Short Name / Acronym: Wcomp
• Project Type: Open Source, Publicly Available Repository
• Site Accession Number: NREL SWR-23-72
• Software Type: Scientific
• License(s): GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
• Programming Language(s): Python
• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Wind Energy Technologies Office

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  Primary Award/Contract Number:

  AC36-08GO28308
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• Code ID: 110406
• OSTI ID: 2205589
• Country of Origin: United States