A location problem in the field of wind energy Online publication date: Mon, 05-Sep-2016
by Elsa Sousa; Miguel Marques; José Carlos Matos; Cláudio Alves
International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IJISE), Vol. 24, No. 2, 2016
Abstract: In the context of planet sustainability, the renewable sources of energy and especially wind have been a good alternative to fossil fuels, since they are both inexhaustible and clean. Though already established and proven, wind energy needs to be competitive forcing to further optimise its use both in terms of technological development as in asset management. This paper presents a new methodology and results concerning a problem that arises in the planning of wind farms: the location of meteorological masts for performance analysis. The masts monitor wind conditions and are used to perform a specific set of tests. The optimal location of these masts allows the maximisation of the dominant wind exposure and the minimisation of the number of disturbed sectors. The SADLEMPE decision support system has been developed recently to address this problem. Here, we present new results provided by this application for a real case study.
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