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A Numerical Study on the Effect of Mountainous Terrain and Turbine Arrangement on the Performance of Wind Power Generation

지형에 따른 발전기 배치가 풍력 발전 성능에 미치는 영향에 관한 수치해석 연구

  • Received : 2010.03.22
  • Accepted : 2010.08.03
  • Published : 2010.10.01
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Abstract

A three-dimensional flow simulation was performed to investigate the flow field in a wind farm on a complex terrain. The present study aims to examine the effects of mountainous terrain and turbine arrangement on the performance of wind power generation. A total of 49 wind turbines was modeled in the computational domain; detailed blade shape of the turbines was considered. Frozen rotor method was used to simulate the rotating operation. The torque acting on the turbine blades was calculated to evaluate the performance of the wind turbines. The numerical results showed details of the flow structure in the wind farm including the velocity deficit in the separated flow regions; this velocity deficit was due to the topographical effect. The effect of the wake induced by the upstream turbine on the performance of the downstream wind turbine could also be observed from the results. The methodology of the present study can be used for selecting future wind-farm sites and wind-turbine locations in a selected site to ensure maximum power generation.

복잡한 지형에 위치한 풍력발전소의 유동장을 분석하기 위해 3차원 유동해석이 수행되었다. 본 논문의 목적은 복잡한 지형과 풍력발전기의 배치가 풍력발전소의 성능에 미치는 영향을 연구하는 것이다. 자세한 블레이드 형상을 고려한 총 49대의 풍력발전기가 계산 도메인에 포함되었다. 풍력발전기의 회전운동을 고려하기 위해 고정회전자 기법이 사용되었고, 블레이드에 작용하는 토크를 계산함으로써 풍력발전기의 성능을 평가하였다. 수치해석 결과를 통하여 풍력발전소 전체의 자세한 유동장과 지형적 영향으로 풍속이 감소되는 국부적인 영역을 예측하였고, 상류의 발전기에서 발생하는 후류가 하류에 위치한 발전기의 성능에 미치는 영향도 분석되었다. 본 연구의 해석기법은 추후 건설되는 풍력발전소의 부지와 풍력발전기의 최적 위치를 선정하는 데 사용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

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