An optimal control framework for dynamic induction control of wind farms and their interaction with the atmospheric boundary layer

Complex turbine wake interactions play an important role in overall energy extraction in large wind farms. Current control strategies optimize individual turbine power, and lead to significant energy losses in wind farms compared to lone-standing wind turbines. In recent work, an optimal coordinated control framework was introduced (Goit and Meyers 2015, J Fluid Mech, 768, 5–50). Here, we further elaborate this framework, quantify the influence of optimization parameters, and introduce new simulation results for which gains in power production of up to 21% are observed.status: publishe