New wind turbine layouts boost energy efficiency and power density!
The way wind turbines are arranged affects how they work together. This study looked at how turbines in a staggered layout interact with each other compared to turbines in a straight line. They found three different types of interactions between turbine wakes. In some cases, the wakes from one turbine affect multiple downstream turbines. The researchers also looked at how much power can be extracted from these different layouts. Overall, staggered wind-turbine arrays show different wake behaviors and power efficiency compared to aligned arrays.