Project overview:

Radar Based Wake Optimization of Offshore Wind Farms

Awardee:

GE Research

Start Date:

Q2, 2021

Technical Challenge Area:

O&M and Safety

Completion Date:

Q3, 2023

Synopsis:

Since wind farm wake control solutions are not yet mature for industrial applications, GE Research will develop wake characteristic algorithms based on radar measurement input data and perform a detailed design of a system architecture for park-wide radar-based wake steering.

Target Outcomes:

Implementation of embedded radar systems within offshore wind farms to directly measure wake properties.

Creation of new algorithms that continuously adapt wake models based on radar measurement input data.

Detailed design of a system architecture for park-wide radar-based wake steering, which includes optimizing the control of wake effects in wind farms to maximize energy production.