Example 02b: Wind Farm Realistic Inflow (Precomputed FLORIS)

Example 02b: Wind Farm Realistic Inflow (Precomputed FLORIS)#

Description#

This example is identical to 02_wind_farm_realistic_inflow with the exception that the Wind_MesoToPowerPrecomFloris class is used to speed up the simulation. This example automatically generates the necessary input files in the centralized examples/inputs/ folder when first run.

Note the caveats to using this class from the docs:

In contrast to the Wind_MesoToPower class, this class pre-computes the FLORIS wake deficits for all possible wind speeds and power setpoints. This is done by running for all wind speeds and wind directions (but not over all power setpoints). This is valid for cases where the wind farm is operating: - all turbines operating normally - all turbines off - following a wind-farm wide derating level

It is in practice conservative with respect to the wake deficits, but it is more efficient
than running FLORIS for each condition.  In cases where turbines are:
    - partially derated below the curtailment level
    - not uniformly curtailed or     some turbines are off

This is not an appropriate model and the more general Wind_MesoToPower class should be used.

Running#

To run the example, execute the following command in the terminal:

python hercules_runscript.py

Outputs#

To plot the outputs run the following command in the terminal:

python plot_outputs.py
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