Atmospheric CFD simulations coupled to mesoscale analyses for wind resource assessment in complex terrain

Laurent Laporte; Éric Dupont; Bertrand Carissimo; Luc Musson-Genon; Cyril Sécolier

Atmospheric CFD simulations coupled to mesoscale analyses for wind resource assessment in complex terrain

Laurent Laporte
, Éric Dupont
, Bertrand Carissimo
, Luc Musson-Genon
, Cyril Sécolier

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Abstract

Experience feedback on wind resource assessment in complex terrain shows that current operational methods lack precision. This paper presents the use of the atmospheric CFD code Mercure-Saturne to estimate the wind resource in complex terrain. A measurement campaign was led by EDF R&D and EDF-EN to obtain data for validation. A methodology was developed using mesoscale profiles as boundary conditions in the CFD code. Clustering of meteorological situations was used to reduce the number of simulations needed to calculate the wind resource. The methodology is detailed and comparisons with measurements from the complex site and with WAsP results are presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009, EWEC 2009
Pages	2530-2539
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009, EWEC 2009 - Marseille, France Duration: 16 Mar 2009 → 19 Mar 2009

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Name	European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009, EWEC 2009
Volume	4

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Conference	European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009, EWEC 2009
Country/Territory	France
City	Marseille
Period	16/03/09 → 19/03/09

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Laporte, L, Dupont, É, Carissimo, B, Musson-Genon, L & Sécolier, C 2009, Atmospheric CFD simulations coupled to mesoscale analyses for wind resource assessment in complex terrain. in European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009, EWEC 2009. European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009, EWEC 2009, vol. 4, pp. 2530-2539, European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009, EWEC 2009, Marseille, France, 16/03/09.

Atmospheric CFD simulations coupled to mesoscale analyses for wind resource assessment in complex terrain. / Laporte, Laurent; Dupont, Éric; Carissimo, Bertrand et al.
European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009, EWEC 2009. 2009. p. 2530-2539 (European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009, EWEC 2009; Vol. 4).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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