TY - GEN
T1 - Towards a new methodology for wind resource downscaling with CFD in complex terrain
AU - Jothiprakasam, Venkatesh Duraisamy
AU - Dupont, Eric
AU - Carissimo, Bertrand
PY - 2012/12/1
Y1 - 2012/12/1
N2 - This work aims in developing an operational methodology in combining the mesoscale (ALADIN) and microscale (CFD) model to predict the flow pattern used for micrositing and to reduce the uncertainty in the Annual Energy Production (AEP) in complex terrain. Different coupling methods are implemented to impose the mesoscale data on microscale grid for a complex site located in Southern France. Comparison between wind profiles of CFD prediction and field measurements showed good agreement for Cressman interpolation method. In addition, sensitivity study was conducted for grid independence and Cressman horizontal and vertical radius of influence of mesoscale wind profiles.
AB - This work aims in developing an operational methodology in combining the mesoscale (ALADIN) and microscale (CFD) model to predict the flow pattern used for micrositing and to reduce the uncertainty in the Annual Energy Production (AEP) in complex terrain. Different coupling methods are implemented to impose the mesoscale data on microscale grid for a complex site located in Southern France. Comparison between wind profiles of CFD prediction and field measurements showed good agreement for Cressman interpolation method. In addition, sensitivity study was conducted for grid independence and Cressman horizontal and vertical radius of influence of mesoscale wind profiles.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84884399346
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84884399346
SN - 9781627482912
T3 - European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2012, EWEC 2012
SP - 1644
EP - 1652
BT - European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2012, EWEC 2012
T2 - European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2012, EWEC 2012
Y2 - 16 April 2012 through 19 April 2012
ER -