Browsing by Subject "Wind energy"
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3D load estimation on a horizontal axis wind turbine using SPIV
(2014-11-01)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe flow around the blade of a horizontal axis wind turbine wind tunnel model, operating at its optimal tip speed ratio in axial flow, has been investigated by means of stereoscopic particle image velocimetry (SPIV). The ... -
A CFD framework for offshore and onshore wind farm simulation
(IOP Publishing, 2017)
Article
Open AccessWe present a wind simulation framework for offshore and onshore wind farms. The simulation framework involves an automatic hybrid high-quality mesh generation process, a pre-processing to impose initial and boundary ... -
A heuristic method to design autonomous village electrification projects with renewable energies
(2014-08-14)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policySystems relying on renewable energies demonstrated to be a reliable and sustainable option to electrify isolated communities autonomously. Hybrid systems that combine different energy resources and distribution microgrids ... -
A wind field downscaling strategy based on domain segmentation and transfer functions
(Wiley, 2018-02-06)
Article
Open AccessThis paper presents a novel methodology for mesoscale‐to‐microscale downscaling of near‐surface wind fields. The model chain consists on the Weather Research and Forecast mesoscale model and the Alya‐CFDWind microscale ... -
A wind-lidar buoy for offshore wind measurements: first commissioning test-phase results
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper presents the development of a new commercial floating lidar system aimed to measure the wind resource and other environmental variables at candidate wind farm locations. This work describes this new lidar system ... -
Addressing strategic environmental assessment in Mexico's transition towards renewable energy : geospatial approach of collective intelligence as prospective support in the planning process
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-09-15)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe transition towards an environmentally sustainable society involves a substantial transformation of the configuration of the energy system, and therefore, it entails a significant shift in planning process strategy. ... -
Advanced methodology for wind resource assessment near hydroelectric dams in complex mountainous areas
(2019-11-05)
Article
Open AccessTo increase renewable energy generation in some hydroelectric dams, a solution consisting in installing wind turbines close to dams is proposed. Indeed, dam surroundings are prone to benefit from wind speed-up effect, extra ... -
Anàlisi estadística de l'ús de l'energia eòlica. Previsió de la seva explotació
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-06-08)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessEl 80% de l’energia consumida al món a l’actualitat encara prové de combustibles fòssils. Tot i els nombrosos estudis duts a terme en relació als grans avantatges que suposaria viure en un món fonamentat per les renovables, ... -
Applying future Exascale HPC methodologies in the energy sector
(2016-09-26)
Conference lecture
Open AccessThe appliance of new exascale HPC techniques to energy industry simulations is absolutely needed nowadays. In this sense, the common procedure is to customize these techniques to the specific energy sector they are of ... -
Assessing Obukhov length and friction velocity from floating lidar observations: A data screening and sensitivity computation approach
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022-03-14)
Article
Open AccessThis work presents a parametric-solver algorithm for estimating atmospheric stability and friction velocity from floating Doppler wind lidar (FDWL) observations close to the mast of IJmuiden in the North Sea. The focus of ... -
Blade performance analysis and design improvement of a small wind turbine for rural areas
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-08)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Purdue UniversityElectrification projects based on renewable energy technology have demonstrated to be suitable for providing electricity to rural communities. In the region of Cajamarca, Peru, a wind electrification project has been ... -
Challenges in the selection of atmospheric circulation patterns for the wind energy sector
(Wiley, 2020-10)
Article
Open AccessAbstract Atmospheric circulation patterns that prevail for several consecutive days over a specific region can have consequences for the wind energy sector as they may lead to a reduction of the wind power generation, ... -
Chattering control design on a variable-speed horizontal-axis wind turbine
(2011)
Conference report
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Computational Fluid Dynamics study of 2D vertical axis turbines for application to wind and tidal energy production
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-03-13)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessThis project consists in the study of vertical axis turbines, which in opposition to classical horizontal axis turbines have their axis of rotation perpendicular to the fluid (air/water) direction. These kinds of turbines ... -
Condition monitoring analysis of a wind farm
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-06-08)
Bachelor thesis
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Deep Learning is blowing in the wind. Deep models applied to wind prediction at turbine level
(IOP Publishing, 2019-05)
Article
Open AccessWind Energy generation depends on the existence of wind, a meteorological phenomena intermittent by nature, with the consequence of generating uncertainty on the availability of wind energy in the future. The grid stability ... -
Deployment of a stand-alone hybrid renewable energy system in coastal areas as a reliable energy source
(2020-05)
Article
Open AccessSolar and wind can be considered as sustainable environmentally friendly and omnipresent renewable energy sources for generating a part of required electrical energy for inhabitants of the remote areas in different countries. ... -
Desarrollo de conocimiento para la mejora del mantenimiento predictivo en el sector eólico
(2012)
Conference lecture
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Development of a wind energy climate service based on seasonal climate prediction
(Barcelona Supercomputing Center, 2015-05-05)
Conference report
Open AccessClimate predictions tailored to the wind energy sector represent an innovation to better understand the future variability of wind energy resources. In this work an illustration of the downstream impact of the forecasts ... -
Diseño de sistemas autónomos de electrificación rural con consideraciones técnicas y sociales
(2012)
Conference lecture
Open AccessLos sistemas de electrificación basados en el uso de energía eólica y solar, y que combinan la distribución en microrred e individual, son adecuados para electrificar comunidades aisladas de forma autónoma. Para ...
