Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology

The Korean Society of Marine Engineering (한국마린엔지니어링학회)
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Optimal arrangement of multiple wind turbines on an offshore wind-wave floating platform for reducing wake effects and maximizing annual energy production

다수 풍력터빈의 후류영향 최소화 및 연간발전량 극대화를 위한 부유식 파력-해상풍력 플랫폼 최적배치

  • Kim, Jong-Hwa (Multidisciplinary Graduate School Program for Wind Energy, Jeju National University) ;
  • Jung, Ji-Hyun (Major of Mechanical Engineering, Jeju National University) ;
  • Kim, Bum-Suk (Faculty of Wind Energy Engineering, Jeju National University)
  • Received : 2016.11.18
  • Accepted : 2017.03.02
  • Published : 2017.03.31
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Abstract

A large floating offshore wind-wave hybrid power generation system with an area of 150 m2 and four 3 MW class wind turbine generators was installed at each column top. In accordance with the wind turbine arrangement, the wake generated from upstream turbines can adversely affect the power performance and load characteristics of downstream turbines. Therefore, an optimal arrangement design, obtained through a detailed flow analysis focusing on wake interference, is necessary. In this study, to determine the power characteristics and annual energy production (AEP) of individual wind turbines, transient computational fluid dynamics, considering wind velocity variation (8 m/s, 11.7 m/s, 19 m/s, and 25 m/s), was conducted under different platform conditions ($0^{\circ}$, $22.5^{\circ}$, and $45^{\circ}$). The AEP was calculated using a Rayleigh distribution, depending on the wind turbine arrangement. In addition, we suggested an optimal arrangement design to minimize wake losses, based on the AEP.

대형 부유식 파력-해상풍력 복합발전시스템은 정 사각형(폭 150m) 부유식 플랫폼 컬럼 상부에 4기의 3MW 풍력터빈이 설치된다. 전방 풍력터빈으로부터 발생되는 후류는 터빈배치에 따라 후방 풍력터빈의 출력성능과 하중특성에 불리한 영향을 미치므로 후류간섭에 대한 유동해석을 통해 최적배치설계가 실시되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 플랫폼 배치조건($0^{\circ}$, $22.5^{\circ}$, $45^{\circ}$) 변화에 따른 개별 풍력터빈의 출력특성 및 연간에너지생산량을 확인하기 위해 풍속변화(8m/s, 11.7m/s, 19m/s 25m/s)에 대한 비정상상태 CFD 해석을 실시하였다. 레일리분포를 적용한 연간에너지생산량 계산결과는 각 배치조건에 따라 다르게 나타났으며, 해석결과에 근거하여 후류손실이 최소화 될 수 있는 최적 배치설계를 제안하였다.

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