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The Wind Farm Layout Optimization Problem

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Handbook of Wind Power Systems

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An important phase of a wind farm design is solving the Wind Farm Layout Optimization Problem (WFLOP), which consists in optimally positioning the turbines within the wind farm so that the wake effects are minimized and therefore the expected power production maximized. Although this problem has been receiving increasing attention from the scientific community, the existing approaches do not completely respond to the needs of a wind farm developer, mainly because they do not address construction and logistical issues. This chapter describes the WFLOP, gives an overview on the existing work, and discusses the challenges that may be overcome by future research.

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This work has been made possible thanks to the generosity of Mr. John Callies and a IBM Shared University Research (SUR) Award.

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  1. Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2R6, Canada

    Michele Samorani

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  1. Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    Panos M. Pardalos

  2. Division of Economics and Business Engineering Hall, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA

    Steffen Rebennack

  3. Centro Empresarial Rio Praia de Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Mario V. F. Pereira

  4. EnerCoRD - Energy Consulting, Research & Development, Athens, Greece

    Niko A. Iliadis

  5. Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    Vijay Pappu

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Samorani, M. (2013). The Wind Farm Layout Optimization Problem. In: Pardalos, P., Rebennack, S., Pereira, M., Iliadis, N., Pappu, V. (eds) Handbook of Wind Power Systems. Energy Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41080-2_2

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