17 Oct 2020
| 17 Oct 2020
Layout optimization for offshore wind farms in India using the genetic algorithm technique
Narender Reddy Kangari
Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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In this study, we apply the Genetic Algorithm technique that mimics the natural selection process observed in nature to design optimal layouts for massive wind farms off the southeastern coast of India using real wind data. Our results show that layout optimization leads to large improvements in power generation (up to 28 %), efficiency (up to 34 %), and cost (up to 25 %) due to the reduction in wake losses.
In this study, we apply the Genetic Algorithm technique that mimics the natural selection...
