WinsentValid

Validation of the inflow and wind turbine models in complex terrain

Content

A research test field with two research wind turbines and four measuring masts is being built in the Swabian Alb. Contrary to classical wind energy sites in flat landscapes, this southern German research test field is located at the upper end of a slope and thus in complex terrain. The research test site was realized within the WINSENT project and numerical models of the turbines and the inflow were developed. In the WINSENTvalid project, the numerical models of the incoming flow and the research wind turbines are validated with the help of the measurement data collected on the test field. The validation is carried out in several steps. First, the individual components of the turbines are checked. Then, comparisons are made between simulations and measurements of the turbines in operation. 

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Organisation

Duration:
February 2023 to July 2025

Project coordination:
Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Würtemberg

Finance:
funded by german BMWK
with 2.5 Mio€

 

 

Content at SWE

Power curve validation of the research facilities

Creation of site-specific wind fields for load simulation

 

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Validation of the numerical simulation models of the entire research wind turbines through comparison of measured data and simulation results and model adjustments

Characterisation of the turbines and their models through lifetime estimation models and determination of model uncertainties

 

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Contact at SWE

This image shows Martin Hofsäß

Martin Hofsäß

Dipl.-Ing.

Research Associate

This image shows Po Wen Cheng

Po Wen Cheng

Prof. Dr.

Head of Wind Energy

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