Posters
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We would like to invite you to come and see the posters at our upcoming conference. The posters will showcase a diverse range of research topics, and will give delegates an opportunity to engage with the authors and learn more about their work. Whether you are a seasoned researcher or simply curious about the latest developments in your field, we believe that the posters will offer something of interest to everyone. So please join us at the conference and take advantage of this opportunity to learn and engage with your peers in industry and the academic community.
PO416: Deriving resource assessments from observed production
Peter Clive, Principal Wind Energy Consultant, Black & Veatch
Abstract
Prior to repowering a wind farm, it is necessary to assess the wind climate and evaluate the energy resource it represents in the same way one would when developing any wind farm. Production data from the operational wind farm that is being repowered is a valuable source of information, potentially providing a longer dataset than pre-construction measurement campaigns. In addition, it is possible that the pre-construction measurement campaign may have been unsatisfactory, that the nacelle anemometry on the wind turbines may be unreliable, or that there may have been no independent source of wind measurements on site other than production data. Under these circumstances the production data is our primary source of wind climate information. This could be, for example, half hour data from the meter at the point of connection. The repowered configuration may entail a different hub height. In addition, production data will not be applicable below cut-in and above cut-out wind speeds. This presentation is concerned with a method for establishing the wind climate at hub height despite the lack of information about wind speed at hub height in production data below cut in wind speed or above rated wind speed.
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