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Title: Characterization of wind turbine flow through nacelle-mounted lidars: a review

Journal Article · · Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

This article provides a comprehensive review of the most recent advances in the planning, execution, and analysis of inflow and wake measurements from nacellemounted wind Doppler lidars. Lidars installed on top of wind turbines provide a holistic view of the inflow and wake characteristics required to characterize and optimize wind turbine performance, carry out model validation and calibration, and aid in real-time control. The need to balance the enhanced capabilities and limitations of lidars compared to traditional anemometers inspired a broad variety of approaches for scan design and wind reconstruction, which we discuss in this review. We give particular emphasis to identifying common guidelines and gaps in the available literature with the aim of providing an exhaustive picture of the stateof-the-art techniques for reconstructing wind plant flow using nacelle-mounted lidars.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); 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
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830; AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
2204505
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 2204517; OSTI ID: 2229072
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-179377; NREL/JA--5000-85767
Journal Information:
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, Journal Name: Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering Vol. 9; ISSN 2297-3079
Publisher:
Frontiers Research FoundationCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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