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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Frank Kreith, Susan Krumdieck
August 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
790 pages
30h 5m
English
CRC Press
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195Wind Energy
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Power decit in horns rev wind farm, 8 m/s, 2 degree sector
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Normalized power
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Spacing=7 D
Spacing=9.4 D
Spacing=10.5 D
Turbine number
Example: Two 2.3 MW turbines are spaced 9.4D apart directly in line with the wind.
What is the total power produced?
Front turbine, normalized power is 1.0, power = >1.0*2.3 MW = 2.3 MW
Second turbine is “waked,” normalized power is 0.7, waked power = >0.7*2.3 MW = 1.61
MW
Total power23161 MW391 MW=+ =.. .
(a) What is the power of three turbines, 9.4D apart, directly in line with the wind?
(b) What is the power of three turbines
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ISBN: 9781466556966