Diagnosis of Flow Characteristics in Wind Farm—Case of the Asokurumagaeri Wind Farm—

Abstract

A detailed wind synopsis analysis was performed for the Asokurumagaeri wind farm (operation of this wind farm was initiated in October, 2005) in cooperation with the Kumamoto Prefectural Enterprise Bureau. In this simulation, high-resolution terrain elevation data which included the latest land development information were utilized. The simulation results suggested that the effects of wind risks (terrain-induced turbulence), which have been reported in the media, were successfully reproduced. An appropriate wind direction and an inappropriate wind direction for locating a wind turbine generator were shown based on the numerical results obtained