Wake losses optimization of offshore wind farms with moveable floating wind turbines

摘要

htmlabstractIn the future, floating wind turbines could be used to harvest energy in deep offshore areas where higher\udwind mean speeds are observed. Currently, several floating turbine concepts are being designed and\udtested in small scale projects; in particular, one concept allows the turbine to move after installation. This\udarticle presents a novel layout optimization framework for wind farms composed of moveable floating\udturbines. The proposed framework uses an evolutionary optimization strategy in a nested configuration\udwhich simultaneously optimizes the anchoring locations and the wind turbine position within the mooring\udlines for each individual wind direction. The results show that maximum energy production is\udobtained when moveable wind turbines are deployed in an optimized layout. In conclusion, the framework\udrepresents a new design optimization tool for future offshore wind farms composed of moveable\udfloating turbines.