Keywords
wind turbine, acoustic modeling, wake propagation, wake modeling, turbine plant optimization
Abstract
This project explored wind farm layout optimization using turbine acoustic and wake models. For two existing wind farms, the position of each wind turbine was optimized to maximize power output while constraining noise. Semi-empirical calculations were used for both the acoustic and wake models to predict how the turbine noise and wake disturbances propagated downstream. Turbine layout was optimized using a sequential quadratic programming optimizer called SNOPT. The optimization was able to constrain the noise level of the wind farms with a small impact on power output.
Original Publication Citation
Tingey, E., Thomas, J., and Ning, A., “Wind Farm Layout Optimization Using Sound Pressure Level Constraints,” IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability, Ogden, UT, Jul. 2015. doi:10.1109/SusTech.2015.7314339
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Tingey, Eric; Thomas, Jared; and Ning, Andrew, "Wind Farm Layout Optimization Using Sound Pressure Level Constraints" (2015). Faculty Publications. 1723.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/1723
Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2015-7
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/3663
Publisher
IEEE
Language
English
College
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology
Department
Mechanical Engineering
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