Patent ID: 7941304
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: F03D,F05B,G06F,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A method for determining a wind turbine layout in a wind power plant wherein a plurality of wind turbines generate a combined power output, said method comprising: identifying constraints of a power plant site and defining at least one region in the site for placement of a plurality of wind turbines; determining wind state at the region in the site; determining actual wind conditions at possible locations in the region by modeling the wind state with wake effects at the respective locations with a wake modeling program executed on a computing device, the wake effects resulting from cumulative placement of other wind turbines at various locations in the region; and selecting individual wind turbine configuration and location within the region as a function of actual wind conditions at each individual location to enhance power output of the individual wind turbines, the selection of turbine configuration including selection of a turbine hub height that minimizes wake loss of the individual wind turbines as a function of the actual wind conditions at the turbine locations to increase the power output of the individual wind turbines; and generating a wind turbine layout plan based on individual wind turbine configuration and location.