Assessing the Local Wind Field for Siting of Wind Power Systems. Final Report, July 1976--June 1977

摘要

The determining of flow field characteristics for a given wind turbine site is difficult. The best monitoring device would be some sort of remote monitor which continuously defines the entire three-dimensional flow field from ground to 100 m throughout a hilly region of, say, 5 km by 5 km. None exists. There are many alternative schemes which are available, each with its strengths and weaknesses. The schemes are examined in this report, from the perspective of their suitability for economically providing field observations with which exact sites in complex terrain can be selected. The mean wind profiles are considered to be first priority, with turbulence information secondary. Only techniques which are already operational are considered seriously here. The main attention is focused on the acoustic doppler technique. (ERA citation 04:051415)