Computational Control Co-design Approach for Offshore Wind Farm Optimization
Awardee:
Stony Brook University
Start Date:
Q3,2020
Technical Challenge Area:
Fixed Structure Engineering
Completion Date:
N/A (Currently Underway)
Synopsis:
This project will develop and validate a novel modeling tool integrating high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models with atmospheric and ocean physics models and turbine control schema.
Target Outcomes:
1
An open-source reduced order model (ROM) allowing practical analysis of the effects of real-life wind and wave conditions on turbines and arrays, with consideration of turbine control strategies such as yaw-based wake steering and individual or collective pitch control.
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Dept., The State University of New York at Stony Brook Co-Director, Atlantic Marine Energy Center, The US Dept. of Energy