The robust optimization presented in this paper is formulated to assist in early-stage wind farm development. It can help wind farm developers predict project viability and can help landowners predict where turbines will be placed on their land. A wind farm layout is optimized under multiple sources of uncertainty. Landowner participation is represented with a novel uncertain model of willingness-to-accept monetary compensation. An uncertain wind shear parameter and economies-of-scale cost reduction parameter are also included. Probability Theory, Latin Hypercube Sampling, and Compromise Programming are used to form the robust design problem and minimize the two objectives: the normalized mean and standard deviation of Cost-of-Energy. The results suggest that some landowners that will only accept high levels of compensation are worth pursuing, while others are not.
Skip Nav Destination
ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
August 4–7, 2013
Portland, Oregon, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Design Engineering Division
- Computers and Information in Engineering Division
ISBN:
978-0-7918-5588-1
PROCEEDINGS PAPER
Effects of Uncertain Land Availability, Wind Shear, and Cost on Wind Farm Layout
Erin MacDonald
Erin MacDonald
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Search for other works by this author on:
Le Chen
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Erin MacDonald
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Paper No:
DETC2013-13433, V03AT03A025; 13 pages
Published Online:
February 12, 2014
Citation
Chen, L, & MacDonald, E. "Effects of Uncertain Land Availability, Wind Shear, and Cost on Wind Farm Layout." Proceedings of the ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 3A: 39th Design Automation Conference. Portland, Oregon, USA. August 4–7, 2013. V03AT03A025. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13433
Download citation file:
11
Views
Related Proceedings Papers
Related Articles
Wind Farm Layout Sensitivity Analysis and Probabilistic Model of Landowner Decisions
J. Energy Resour. Technol (May,2017)
Statistical Model of Extreme Shear
J. Sol. Energy Eng (November,2005)
An Investigation of Wind Farm Power Production for Various Atmospheric Boundary Layer Heights
J. Energy Resour. Technol (September,2017)
Related Chapters
Multiobjective Decision-Making Using Physical Programming
Decision Making in Engineering Design
Optimum Architecture Development Using Evolutionary Programming
Intelligent Engineering Systems through Artificial Neural Networks Volume 18
Research on Ground Clutter Simulation for Airborne Forward-Looking Wind Shear Radar
International Conference on Mechanical and Electrical Technology, 3rd, (ICMET-China 2011), Volumes 1–3