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1. a 4 ji O00 ae GE prd a E ah B Z0 ELL EREE Shadow Paceglors Ten Turbine Typs s Turbines EHI Eino a i a e a s aa a Da D s a i E e US SSO AREFE Shed Flicker Tanar Wind Enargy o Wind Speed WRiGs Step 5 6 Now select Dwelling Properties This will open the following window Coordinates m 5700 nN esz6a0 Hegh above ground f Height of base above ses level Newest Turino o ja No turbines wifin Ground EBect Ground efect fi Nasa setings Noise level at oweling Noso brrets ADsonao 7 Reletve to background nase Hagher of relative to dacioun or absolkte Absohte fo dBA Relatve io background noise F dB A Background hoise roterence Omerta D oo INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 17 CHAPTER 5 MODELLING TURBINE NOISE Here you can set the precise coordinates of the dwelling and observe the calculated noise level lt is also possible to set the limit of acceptable noise at each dwelling This can be specified either as an absolute noise level or as an amount above the background noise level When you run the Test calculation t WindFarmer will warn you if you have placed turbines too close to a dwelling and the noise limit is broken The noise limits can also be used as constraints on the optimiser see section 8 below For now leave the settings at the default values Step 5 7 Select Cancel to close this dialogue Step 5 8 No2. checkbox This will show a scanned 1 50 000 scale paper map of the area over which the other information described above has been placed gn Hle Modes Add Calculate Map MCP Yew Window Help tERSZAn HS aw Ot ANEL ORR STS l n 10 oyi zo Bazani SUC ARE POREDON aa cgqgqgugec a A LAAS For Help press Fl NUM Step 2 2 Generally you will just display the data you need at each step Un tick the Background checkbox for now Map Data Map data is available from a number of sources A licenced version of WindFarmer can download elevation data aerial photographs and background maps for most of the world free of charge Use the File Menu gt Load Online Data function Higher quality data is often available from digital map suppliers or paper maps can be scanned and loaded into WindFarmer INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 5 CHAPTER 2 2 2 Map objects _S WindFarmer Demosite wow Map amp Elle Modes Add Calculate Mag t Hi wmAAn DHS uw Tt z Mop object Annrncenctiers Boundanes Boundary Points s3 v 5 5 5 v v y J0 1 13 Shadow Mecaptors Text Map Gals Jackgrouresd OT Noise Other Onte Roughness Shadow Flicker 0 GRESate SORE POeeoe Disptay MCP i For Help press Fl THE MAPPING WINDOW Looking a little more closely at the mapping window you will see that there are several icons superimposed over it The Map Object
3. Zl AITTITTA Step 4 2 To calculate the ZVI map select the ZVI checkbox in the Map Data panel Step 4 3 Select Yes when asked if you would like to assess the zones of visual impact followed by OK This will start the default ZVI of Turbines calculation I Frese OE to san calculating vi vl Type 7 Turbines C Fedor stations Calaulale waive nipa ry 50 0 00 complete Ciplicines gt ik ZVI of Radar To avoid interfering with the performance of nearby radar stations it may be necessary to adjust the location of turbines WindFarmer can test for a line of sight between a radar station and your turbines and show where it will be safe to make an installation Step 4 4 When the calculation is complete click OK again to see the map If you are using a licenced version of WindFarmer you will also be given the opportunity to save the workbook which will include the results of this calculation Step 4 5 Show the background map by selecting Background in the Map Data panel INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 14 CHAPTER 4 ZONE OF VISUAL IMPACT wew Window Help tee hAs pE ao OPAL oO8b Te kz k F Dwellings Eochesigns al Grid Lines S Taps bo Gn ee y ro hhourkeas i a aaloctt caiau a Fit za Leiri Dir Cibjects Cherie Photo Markers Radar Stong Roads Shaded Heceplors Text Turbing Typos Turbines Wigwamin a a AAAF T TA LE E da ei Pi 4
4. F F io s K iv Map date Background OTM Net Yield MWh yr Noles Working mode Other Date Net ysel Roughness O MWh Shadow Ficker 2 O Mv main 3 O Mih Wind Energy 6 patie Wind Speed OMV WAGs NMA e JAU OG Ma a S am ja a SaN i Pa Time iterations Step 8 4 If necessary use the scroll bar to drag the map across so that all the turbines are visible This will depend on your monitor s dimensions Wider monitors will show a larger map area Step 8 5 To begin the optimisation progress click on the start stop icon on the mapping toolbar oh WindFarmer D File View Window Help 2T 3 C j SPI a z t Mo Dwellings F Demosite sEm Sh Demos g J lar Exclusions a wy M Grid Lines gee Li Grid Markers Optimisation a wo De a Pronrace an Optimising wah Optimising with respect to dooustical impact enabled Sampie noise model Modified PARE medal OPT mining wth mped to visual impari dina bid Oplimising with resped to Radar ations disabled Dpi Wih eper to maim dope enabled Madman ground slope 15 0 degrees from horinontal Minimum separation distance 40 diameters Maximum namber of iterations 10000 Maxaman namber of fruithess iteration 1000 ves Step 8 6 Click Yes and watch how the energy yield increases as the turbines are moved around the site WindFarmer is set to go through up to 10 000 iterations of the tu
5. If you are using a licenced version of WindFarmer you will also be given the opportunity to save the workbook which will include the results of this calculation L WindFarmer Demosite wow Map amp file Modes Add Calculate Map MCP ReARAEDYG mT omg aS P Dwellings Turbine Types Y Turbines Viewpoint Mop data Roughness BShadew Ficker T rn in Wind Energy Wind Speed Vs E Se BERBERS BIO HRB PoReo ja ft fa SS a Ba Ret a A w G F tr E i p Display MCPs J For Help press Fl Ta WindFarmerDemosie Number of turbines 336030 EE Botiom Left f 335985 terabons 0 All Projects Net yreld QCuwrrenty Selected Proje Net Yseld Capaotylector U 14 H kon scole Working mode ID Net you r 1 O Ma 2 O Mh J O Mih 4 OMh 5 OMV f NAA Informado nL eged J NUM Step 7 5 Selecting the legend tab on the right shows how the colour bands represent the number of hours per year when a particular location may experience shadow flicker The shadow flicker plot and summary tool allows for more detailed analysis accurate to the minute if required of the results for each of the shadow receptors on the map This is explained in more depth in the Shadow Flicker tutorial Below are some sample outputs INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 23 CHAPTER 7 SHADOW FLICKER Clipboard A i ag Insert y Gene
6. model the wake effects within wind farms several hundred MWs in size Please see the WindFarmer Validation Report and Theory Manual for further details Step 3 8 When you ve had a good look at all the information here click on the close button There are many ways of looking at the results generated by WindFarmer these can be generated in the form of spread sheets or graphs and added to the final report as you choose Step 3 9 To see some of the other outputs go to the top menu and select Window gt New Graphing Window This will overlay a new window entitled Optimisation Progress over the mapping window and again make the graphing toolbar accessible INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 11 CHAPTER 3 CALCULATING ENERGY YIELDS file View Window Heip F Wind armor Demos e Optimisation Progress EIN Bumar of turei 5 Cig aor 3351 ooo Bonam Lea ayar ponga TT Shady Fee pore Ti Turbia Typs Turbines Wipepoini Cunectty Selected Progect i ge gle IEE Gaty E O B zuan a ia an ee Met Yield MWh Ayr Ana a lal a E m y ti A EA T K os ae a Tene erations Step 3 10 Select Plot against turbines A window will open which allows you to make various choices Select the default settings for now and click OK to get Dg Turbines BA REREPR a 4 a a j d TETH p Chadas Receptors Tat Turing Typer Gure
7. 00 Wieawgicent yi my m mii R An oo ae i Nooo TEE J i Eoo m e a a a a a a Os Mandalia Background DTM Noise Caer Dinh Poughness Shed Flicioer Teran Wind Erargy Wind Sperd WAGE evil A ECI FE 0 jo Pd hel A z E il a Bi y de E Eq m K ELELEE LEE z one The noise is calculated from the turbine data supplied by the manufacturer which is entered in the Turbine Studio WindFarmer supports the international standard ISO 9613 model for calculating noise propagation Please refer to the Theory Manual for more details on this subject INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 16 CHAPTER 5 MODELLING TURBINE NOISE 5 2 Noise at points Step 5 4 To get more accurate information about the turbine noise right click anywhere on the map and select Noise to get a dialogue similar to this ENoise At Poll Easting 338416 m Northing 653683 m Total Noise due to all active sites is 33 1 dB A Noise due to project WindFarmer Demosite is 33 1 dB A Step 5 5 Close this dialogue box WindFarmer uses dwellings to allow you to calculate the noise level at precise locations such as a house Right click on dwelling 1 SET Tire Modes h Add Calculate Map MCP Wew Window Help 22S a OT ARAL Oa T Trike Covellings Enochesices a i ZI Grid Lines F ant i 8 lag aos eal ag a Solnened cofour tials Ast Pr zai PP carman T j ar
8. 78226 183 35 34 8041008 16 81813 190 Turbine ID 3 36 35 6 008388 16 85421 197 37 36 7 975233 16 83031 204 H 38 37 7 34158 16 32647 211 F 33 38 7 907427 16 96268 e TITIO TIITII ITIITI TITT TTT 40 33 7 872736 16 99893 532 Ni f 4 40 7 837704 17 0352 2339 LTT Try rrr rr rrr ITT 42 41 7 802167 17 07147 246 N 43 42 7 766133 17 10775 253 i 44 43 7 723816 17 14402 260 45 44 7 693033 17 18027 267 46 45 7 655864 17 21643 274 4 47 46 7 618323 17 25267 281 48 47 7 580424 17 28881 288 Ty 43 48 7 542173 17 3243 295 50 43 7 503603 17 36033 302 51 50 7 464708 17 3963 309 B 52 51 7 425506 17 43281 zo 53 52 7 38601 17 46864 330 E a a E a a a a a l a a a a A E E a a a a a a E 54 53 7 346231 17 5044 337 i 55 54 7 306162 17 54008 344 56 55 7 265673 17 57568 351 57 56 7 225317 17 6112 358 58 57 7 184523 17 64663 365 53 58 7 143502 17 68138 60 53 7 102265 17 71725 0 0 o oO 61 60 7 060823 17 75242 0 0 o o 62 61 7 013184 17 78751 o o 0 o 63 62 6 97736 17 82252 0 0 o 0 64 63 6 93536 17 85743 o o o o s 65 64 6 893192 17 89227 o o 0 o 4 4 gt gt Setup WF Report roject 1 receptor 1 This is a plot showing when shadow flicker is possible at that receptor and from which turbine It also indicates the sunrise and sunset times Shown below is the summary for receptors 1 amp 2 showing in more detail when and for how long those receptors could experience shadow flicker B C D E F G H J K L M
9. N 1 Project WindFarmer Demosite 2 number of annual days for shadow number of which the minutes turbines receptor receptor flicker days with limit is on worst causing 3 ID name hh mm flicker exceeded worst day day flicker turbine 1 turbine 2 turbine 3 turbine4 turbine 5 turbine 6 1 2 4 4 131 104 24 12 2011 705 6 6 30 7 20 24 10 9 40 3 40 5 2 S2 160 d 7 20 41 0 22 04 2011 20 2 3 3 40 3 40 6 Step 7 6 Hide the shadow flicker map by un ticking shadow flicker in the map data toolbar and reselect the Information tab in the control bar panel before continuing with this tour INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 24 CHAPTER 8 OPTIMISER 8 OPTIMISER The optimisation tool is a very powerful utility which allows you to find the optimum location for the turbines within the area being considered This tool allows you to maximise the energy output of the wind farm while meeting environmental constraints Setbacks and buffer zones Exclusion zones Maximum ground slope Noise limits Visibility Radar visibility For this introductory tour the defaults will be used to demonstrate this feature Step 8 1 terrain Map data Background DTM Noise Other Data Roughness Shadow Flicker errain Wind Energy Wind Speed WRGs Zl VT V7 TV Step 8 2 As we ve seen earlier WindFarmer opens the Optimisation Progress graph Optimisation Progress Photo Markers Mader Siahons Roads r Shodow Receptors
10. Settings yiew Window Heip t 218 r Mep WindFarmer Demosne W Anemometers Y oundanes dumber of turbine Boundary F sot v abling 3940 3 r jv welling es 5 W Exclusion Bottom Lan W Grid Lines 3359 Grid Marb W erabons f abel All Projec Othar Object Net Yoald v Overtoad Photo Marke Gwrenty Selected Proje Fader Sintio Net Yreld id Poo os Capanty lector 0 Shadow Rec M Tost 10 al Turbine Tye w Turbines VERON king mod Met you Ar a 2 Mh F D T Mv Noise J Mih f Other De 4 Mh Roughne I MV Shadow H Mi Y Terran Display MEP For Help press F1 informaban Legend NUM Step 6 2 There are a total of four viewpoints set up in the Demosite workbook Use the blue up down arrows to switch between them Viewpoint 4 is a radar station see the Tutorial for Visualisation for more information on how to use this Step 6 3 To view the landscape in a filled in wireframe click on the wireframe icon on the visualisation toolbar L WindFarmer Demosite wow WindF arr VI E Eie Render Settings yiew window Heip 2172 f Of ri Map obje WindFaemer Demosne gt oO dl Anamomeaters a FN W Boundanes Number of turbines a a joundary F sor a amp M abling 336031 F jv we rr iE uicion Bonom Len PR Cidlines 735985 A o Grd Mar be y Fo D erabons Label All Projo BM Othar Object Net Yould Ta v Overioad m Photo Mak
11. T High ipeed cut aut muia 100 hl a0 OTe 5i i EF Ce farce The Turbine Studio is used to enter all the necessary data on a turbine s specification For example rotor diameter hub height power curve and so on It is currently showing the specifications of the 750kW turbine used in the Demosite workbook You can enter your own turbines and save them into a library for use in future projects It is possible to have a mixture of several different types of turbine in the same workbook Step 3 5 Select Cancel to exit the turbine studio and return to the mapping screen 0 780 16 0 720 18 7 gt OK Canc INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 9 CHAPTER 3 CALCULATING ENERGY YIELDS 3 3 Running the energy calculation Step 3 6 Now click on the tab labelled Information at the bottom of the control bar panel je UMR z J Ob why La d 0 hih 0 5 OMAR p E a haath w IFE I Information l legend _ nw This now shows some information about the 6 turbines Notice that currently no output has been calculated for the turbines and so each one has a net yield of 0 MWh gt MiMi armar Demasie T Humber of turbines G ie l i 136195 651437 e 7 in Ecom Lott eoii a e Dr xI h ra ns 0 All Projects o Meer balked Deh yT Guranty Soleciod Project Herriok own Step 3 7 To calculate the expected energy yield from the turbines click on
12. by deselecting ZVI in the Map Data checkbox Please refer to the Tutorial For Visualisation for more details on ZVI and radar ZVI INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 15 CHAPTER 5 MODELLING TURBINE NOISE 5 MODELLING TURBINE NOISE Wind turbine noise is a serious issue when planning the design of a wind farm and can lead to constraints on where turbines can be located WindFarmer contains tools to help you model the noise effects of your wind farm and to find a layout which will meet the acceptable limits 5 1 Noise map Step 5 1 Now click on the Noise checkbox on the Map data toolbar to the left of the map Map data Background DTM Noise Other Data Roughness shadow Flicker Terrain Wind Energy Wind Speed WRGs Zyl Step 5 2 WindFarmer will ask Do you wish to invalidate all previous noise calculations Click on Yes When the calculation is complete you will see a map representing the sound pressure level of the noise from the turbines across the site Step 5 3 Click on the Legend tab in the control bar panel to reveal what the colours represent Ede Mod s Add Calculate Map MP View Windew Help 1f ReAR AZ YS a Mt AR o amp STs mu F y g m Exclusions Grd Linas Gnd hherkers a Leingi Coho Objete Charlo Pict Markers Rada Staten me z Roads Be i Shaders Feceplore ma i Teni mg j 65 00 Turbine Types Ee j 1 i 7 00 Turbines E ANE Si 75
13. flow modelling To start the process you must input wind data for a reference point on the site usually the anemometry mast where it was measured This is typically a TAB file or a mean wind speed value from a wind map WindFarmer provides a choice of wind flow models It has integrated control of WAsP the industry standard wind flow modelling software package It also includes a simple model which performs fast but simple modelling for feasibility studies If you prefer it is also possible to import the results of external wind flow models and CFD packages in the form of WAG files INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 8 CHAPTER 3 CALCULATING ENERGY YIELDS 3 2 Turbine Selection Step 3 4 Click on the Turbine Studio icon from the main toolbar amp file Modes Add Calculate Mag li RSA Inot a r 7 pm roads Ciki ei ba 7 I 44 6 s KIS M p date Sackground Display MCP For Help press Fi eh D ters E 1 40 Raned omer Ori a TRE Pomir comin pipe mil J r Power cures oMa 0 humiae cia iL ihu cures eae j Kwi ASer aa Lea Air density kgm Ls Pires rrahe a Ad pad iin Power OMe i The cent Ro uttar ug pg Loo ni kis 166 oe 1h 15 b ii second ene 200 on at an Pape j E rae T ai m Oena mayi Wei apad 1 ij a at Geter bee ered pard i sgg LE TF EN Lye aped cet aut rah 20 AO 1040 nee ini Lom ipod wut in oa 2 Ti iay he i High speed oui inde OL Aon 20 CH ne H PE r
14. the blue Test button T onthe mapping toolbar GH VEO es Tale Lacie YAD ili H Ey Yan ta uy elp SAAIE mo OP APPT ART l r i miw 3 M Dwellings a M Exclusions rei ar ee A INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 10 CHAPTER 3 CALCULATING ENERGY YIELDS This will generate a spread sheet of results in the report window WindF armer version 1 13 1 16 Hysteresis 100 60 17 Sector Management 100 00 l fom oner Gonerate Report Copy Selected Close Enlarge the spread sheet to full screen and use the scroll bar to look at all the information this will give you an idea of what options have been chosen and what results have been calculated for this project You will see on line 18 that the estimated net output from the wind farm after allowing for the losses shown is 18 6 GWh yr You may have a different value here if you have moved some of the turbines Wake Models An important part of the calculation of energy yield is the estimation of the effect of the wakes from turbines onto other turbines the array efficiency WindFarmer supports both the industry standard PARK model and its own highly advanced Eddy Viscosity model The Eddy Viscosity wake model is an axisymmetric CFD model which has been extensively validated in wind tunnels and against real operating wind farms with impressive results WindFarmer also contains a special Large Wind Farm model which has been developed to
15. they realistically match the photograph An example of the finished result is shown below See the Tutorial for Visualisation for more details on WindFarmer s 3D capabilities Step 6 10 Close the Visualisation window before continuing with this tour wing Farmer Demosite INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 22 CHAPTER 7 SHADOW FLICKER 7 SHADOW FLICKER Shadow Flicker is the effect caused when the sun shines through the blades of a rotating turbine This can be a major cause of irritation when it happens on the windows of a building but it is usually considered acceptable for a few hours in every year When designing a wind farm it is important to know exactly when shadow flicker may affect nearby buildings Step 7 1 Simplify the display by selecting only the background map in the Map Data panel Map data Background DTM Noise Other Data Roughness Shadow Flicker Terrain Wind Energy Wind Speed WRGs Zl AAAA Aaa Step 7 2 To calculate the shadow flicker map select the Shadow Flicker checkbox in the Map Data panel Step 7 3 Select Yes when asked if you would like to assess the shadow flicker followed by OK The calculation may take a few minutes for every point on the map WindFarmer is calculating the position of the sun for every few minutes through every day of the year and detecting when shadow flicker may occur Step 7 4 When the calculation is complete click OK again to see the map
16. DNV GL TUTORIAL WINDFARMER Introduction to WindFarmer Version 5 3 Date April 2014 DNV GL Energy DISCLAIMER Garrad Hassan amp Partners Ltd accepts no liability for any loss or consequential damage arising directly or indirectly from the use of its products This document is subject to change without notice COPYRIGHT All rights reserved Duplications of this document in any form are not allowed unless agreed in writing by Garrad Hassan amp Partners Ltd 2014 Garrad Hassan amp Partners Ltd Garrad Hassan amp Partners Ltd St Vincent s Works Silverthorne Lane Bristol BS2 0QD England www dnvgl com windfarmer dnvgl com None of the data contained in this tutorial have references to existing or planned wind farms Introduction to WindFarmer April 2014 1 Introduction The mapping window 2 1 Layers of map 2 2 Map objects 3 Calculating energy yields 3 1 Understand the wind resource 3 2 Turbine Selection 3 3 Running the energy calculation 3 4 Other calculations 4 Zone of visual impact a Modelling turbine noise 5 1 Noise map 5 2 Noise at points 3D Visualisation Shadow Flicker Optimiser Oo oND Reports 10 Tutorials INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER NN OF COL 13 14 16 16 17 20 23 25 28 29 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for your interest in WindFarmer software WindFarmer has been developed by DNV GL formerly Garrad
17. FARMER 18 CHAPTER 5 MODELLING TURBINE NOISE Jv Noise levels Jv Noise limits Cancel Step 5 10 Leave both boxes ticked and select OK to get a graph of the noise level at each dwelling and the noise limit at each dwelling The limits for the dwellings are set by right clicking on the dwelling in the mapping screen and choosing Dwelling Properties so you can quickly see if any noise limits have been exceeded at any of the dwellings marked on the map TEL EREREFM Sioa Ss Al Prac m Piit Yid Oty Cunondy Setocted Project Dmh Capsctyiecar 0 ic i a a Da a g 0 Se BERR SUOAPE O88 38208 e e Da aa i ian ia e a E sees azir House ID E Horses E Limi Step 5 11 Now close this graphing window by clicking on the smaller Windows close button 7 WindFarmer Demosite gt To finish this exercise hide the noise map by deselecting Noise in the Map Data checkbox INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 19 CHAPTER 6 3D VISUALISATION 6 3D VISUALISATION WindFarmer can also be used to create 3D visualisations of the proposed wind farm Step 6 1 From the Window menu select New Visualisation Window or click ld This will open a wireframe image of the wind farm as seen from viewpoint 1 indicated by the icon labelled 1 in the mapping window It also activates the Visualisation toolbar L WindFarmer Demosite wow WindFarmer Demosite View 1 VI E Eie Render
18. Hassan as a tool to aid the design of wind farms It allows you to maximise the power produced by the wind farm whilst minimising its environmental impact Users of WindFarmer gain the competitive advantage and accuracy of over 25 years of expert wind energy know how WindFarmer enables you to understand in detail what is going on in a wind farm and to make informed decisions The models used in WindFarmer are transparent validated and documented This provides you with complete control and unrivalled accuracy for your wind farm design and energy yield calculations WindFarmer is used by DNV GL and by many other major clients worldwide to design and assess many GW of wind energy capacity every year The software support documentation and training are available in Arabic Chinese English French German Greek Italian Japanese Polish Portuguese Spanish and Turkish at no extra cost WindFarmer is supported locally by DNV GL experts who know the market and can offer you advice and training tailored to your needs This brief introductory tour will introduce you to some of the key functions and outputs possible from WindFarmer by using some of the sample data already installed with the program It can be accessed in either the demo version or the licensed version of WindFarmer To work with your own data it will be necessary to purchase a licence key Please visit our website at www dnvgl com windfarmer support for more details Aft
19. Text Turbine Types Turbines Viewpoint Net Yield MWh fyr Noise Other Data Roughness Shadow Flicker Terrain Wind Energy Wind Speed WAGs TERIM T1119 1 4 i Display MCP For Help press Fl Time iterations Step 8 3 INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER amp KORPEPR qd Deselect any choices in the map data checkboxes except for DIM and Select Window gt New Graphing Window VWindFarmerDemoste Number of turbines Cursor 336308 Bottom Left 335905 taratons All Projoc s Net yYseld arenty Selected Proje Net Yseld Capanty lector 140 Working mode ID Net ysel r 1 O Mvh O Mh J O MAh 4 O Mth OMV f MAA Infoematon Legend NUM Now choose the bottom Tile vertically option from the main toolbar or select Window gt Cascade Tile horizontally Tile vertically CHAPTER 8 OPTIMISER You should now be seeing both the original map and the optimisation progress graph side by side e Dwellings Demosite_ il amp Demosite o l G lt 3 WindFaemerDemoste Exchssions Gnd Lines Number of turbines Optimisation Progress Bottom Let karatons 0 All Projects Net Yrald Currently Selected Proje Net Yreld Capactylector 0 fi 0 icon scale Other Objects Overload Photo Markers Mader Siatons Roads Shodow Receptors Text amp KEEPER q Turbine Types Turbines Viewpoint af 3 F z F I r F q F
20. a4 iy a 5 Gi ro F You have opened a demonstration workbook called Demosite which will be used for this introductory tour and the other tutorials to show some of the main functions of WindFarmer software It has already been loaded with maps of the site wind data turbine locations and so on INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 4 CHAPTER 2 THE MAPPING WINDOW 2 THE MAPPING WINDOW 2 1 Layers of map What you re looking at are actually three images superimposed over each other giving different information about the same geographical location You will see that there are three ticks in the Map data section to the left of this image They are DTM This stands for Digital Terrain Model It is a map of the height of the ground above sea level You can hide or show the view of the DTM by un ticking ticking the DTM checkbox in the map data list i v v_ ww v v z Terrain This shows the contour lines for the area being considered Toggling the checkbox will switch on off the contour lines ze mnga e HNO AAA POouReD WRGs This stands for Wind Resource Grid It is a map of the wind conditions across the site Toggling the checkbox will cause the black border i near the outer edges of the map to disappear appear This black frame arenas represents the extent of the WRG Step 2 1 There is further information in this project as can be seen by clicking on the Background
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22. aty Setecied Project hat yid 1AE Cine a Capecy taco TX O99 4g q 4444s 4 Aja Nel Yield MWh Ayr EN a Z lt Ghee HNP AMD OLEC JEZ TATIN Turbine IO E Net yied E Gross yiedd MW hyn CAT yr This graph shows the gross energy yield of each of the turbines plotted against the net energy yield The Information pane to the right also indicates the overall net yield and array efficiency of each turbine Step 3 11 Now close this graphing window by clicking on the smaller window s close button Step 3 12 For clarity of the mapping screen deselect the Wind Energy checkbox if you currently have it checked INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 12 CHAPTER 3 CALCULATING ENERGY YIELDS 3 4 Other calculations Uncertainty WindFarmer performs an uncertainty analysis on the results of its energy yield calculations Results are given for a range of exceedance levels including P50 P90 and P95 See below for an extract from the analysis _Exceedance level Cid A year years 20 years P50 GWh 8K P80 GWh 168 aR Oa Ek P84 GWh oo O O O P90 ewh o d de O Design Equivalent Turbulence Intensity When provided with turbulence intensity data WindFarmer can perform a design equivalent turbulence intensity calculation to ensure that your chosen turbine model is of a suitable IEC classification for the site The DIBt classification standard is also supported The example output below shows h
23. e Cuwrenty Selected Proje amp W R d rSicio Net Y eld Z Ro s Q oO Pood Capantylector 0 amp sj zd Sha Recent Text F U KPEE E r as 0 zi kon scale a Turbine Typ it g v Turbines pom Working mode a Mop date J SO ee 110 Netyeel_ Ar eee SS OS Oe ee 1 D Mv x OT a lt N a OMY OTA gt gt x e Y K Noise ha ee 13 O Mv se s hag s pe ther Des we lt 1 j MAh jughne a 1 MWR ughne mi 2 a hodow F gt Ae Mim Terran Sn A A N j a For Help press Fl NUM The view can be further enhanced by adding textures On the same toolbar Step 6 4 Click on the smooth shading icon INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 20 CHAPTER 6 3D VISUALISATION Step 6 5 Click on the sky bitmap on off E icon to add a background sky image E Step 6 6 Click on the terrain texture on off m to add some terrain details You should now be looking at something like this 5 WindFarmer Den site wow WindFarmer Deme E Eie Render Settings Yiew Window teip 42 A 5 7 Ps WindFaemerDemoste BEC 6 o Number of turbines Cursor 336037 6 Bottom Left 335985 6 karatons 0 All Projects Net Yrald Quwrrenty Selected Proje Net Yreld Capacty lector 0 QIAN Z oD DMO a s E g M Ta E Q a Ld a a a N ba B B m Q amp 5 it a g Eai W amaaa Step 6 7 And to set the turbines spinning left click o
24. er working through this tour you will be ready to move on to some of the more in depth tutorials which will go into greater detail and introduce some new tools Let s get started If you are using a licenced version of WindFarmer go ahead to Step 1 3 If you are using the free demonstration version then start on the next page INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION If you have the demonstration version of WindFarmer start here Step 1 1 Open WindFarmer by double clicking on the desktop icon You will see the following screen File Modes Add Calculate Map MCP View Window Help tBQei Ar Ye wo OTA ORA STS Map obje SRO 9 WINDFARMER Wind farm design D sd bed a a a a j m id amp kii brEDLIEFEE EEEE mE ME EEEE EE E o SAFER SMARTER GREENER Noi Other Dea Roughness Shadow Ficker Terran 4 T a en a a lt a l af Step 1 2 Now click anywhere on this screen You will see sE Ete Modes B00 Celcuiate Map MCP yiew Window BeiAZ YS wo Ot ABW CAL STS TTI AVY CRFE q gt oie THR OCL JEIRD PEFR HPPI RF X aNG Turbine Types Turbines pot A F A F F F F x a B m F F a a id id F F M a a ri a E ze B0EBGs HUO MAD PER pO V gt If you are using the demo version go ahead to Step 1 6 INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 2 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION If you have a lice
25. erator In the list on the left hand side you can see the range of information which can be included in a report Step 9 2 For now just choose Generate Summary Report tems available for reporting sort information a Add gt gt f Header Energy capture summary for all active projects Footer Workbook options lt lt Delete Front Page Workbook projection options M U Shadow Flicker Data Workbook noise options ___ MoveUp Background noise references F Move Down Project name and number of turbines Project energy capture summary Add All Turbines Table Add Image File Speedups Table Sector Management Table Page Break Dwellings z Dwellings noise Section Title Radar stations View points Reset Available items selection groups mitem properties Tables C Images Shadow Flicker Data C Report format Report Shadow Flicker Data All E Save setings Load settings J Generate Energy amp Turbine Results Report Help Close Step 9 3 Give the document the name Demo Report and save somewhere convenient on your computer as a doc file After a few moments MS Word will automatically open and you can take a look through the report There s a lot more information that can be added but this gives you an idea of what s possible End of introductory tour INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 28 CHAPTER 10 10 TUTORIALS TUTORIALS You are now ready to begin the m
26. n the image and then press the space bar You can import your own sky and terrain images as bitmaps add fog adjust the sun s position and so on to make the scene more realistic You can even drape an aerial photograph over the landscape You can also export the turbines into Google Earth This kml export function is disabled in the demo version of WindFarmer but there are some files already prepared Step 6 8 Using Windows Explorer navigate to C Users Public Documents WindFarmer kml Step 6 9 If Google Earth is installed on your computer then open one of the three files by double left clicking images JL models S demosite kml a exampleO1Lkml example02 kml This will open Google Earth and zoom in to show you your wind farm INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 21 CHAPTER 6 3D VISUALISATION File Edit View Jools Add Help v Search iF wels Search ax pizza near NYC Get Directions History v Places 4S My Places YG Sightseeing Tour Untitled Imag a E Temporary Places 4 B Wing Turbines si q m ejin Y Layers Earth Galery sie Primary Databa F Borders and L Jim Places Photos amp Roads 3D Buildings WO Ocean 134 Weather Gallery Global Aware WindFarmer can also be used to produce photomontages Your site photographs are first loaded as a background to the 3D visualisation Then tools in WindFarmer help you to finely adjust the appearance of the turbines until
27. nced copy of WindFarmer start here Step 1 3 Open WindFarmer by double clicking on the desktop icon You will see the following screen r Welcome WINDFARMER Wind farm design The following eight pages are designed to lead you through the fundamentals of using WindFarmer including what files are required and the most commonly used functions Demonstration data and sample files are located in C Program Files WindFarmer DEMODATA or your chosen installation directory Further guidance is given in the Help Menu under Topics gt Getting Started and in the User and Theory Manuals in the installation directory con e Step 1 4 This is a wizard which can help you set up a workbook We do not want to use it now so press Cancel Now you will see WindFarmer containing an empty workbook J3 s YEZJ0D ee Step 1 5 Now click on File gt Open Workbook and navigate to the Demodata folder which is located at Windows 8 7 Vista Libraries Documents Public Documents WindFarmer Demodata Windows XP C Program Files WindFarmer Demodata Select Demosite wow to open our example workbook INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 3 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Step 1 6 Now enlarge the small map window in the centre of the screen to get MCPs View Window Help BA a gts Cursor d 337917 655007 p Bottom Let 335305 s080 herabons 5 All Projects Net Yield 0 GWe Currestly Selected Project g Net Yield OGWhy
28. ndow gt New Graphing Window This will overlay an empty graph entitled Optimisation Progress on top of the previous wind energy map The graphing toolbar will also now be activated Step 3 3 Now select Windrose 7 from the graphing toolbar fla File View Window Help Ar fier A HS m W F oP PY E a k 2 B we TE Dt M Exclusions Fis CETE imi i et Wind E M GridLines Optimisation Progress Eb ME as Grid Markers r Wm 2 i a ee L Selected colour 7 Labels ia A I Other Objects r Ton na Overload 4 z T Photo Markers Fal 3 ITY i V Radar Stations a 0 8 Iv Se E oy v Roads p anh v Shadow Receptors cape 2 E T 1500 00 f _ Hr Turbine Types et loll y i so 0 6 Tm Turbines M Viewpoint N This will cause WindFarmer to open the following dialogue box INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 7 CHAPTER 3 CALCULATING ENERGY YIELDS Wind Rose Select which mastto use as basis of wind rose ID 1 Height 27 0 mret 337145 0 652307 0 Cancel This dialogue allows you to choose which anemometry mast you would like to see the wind rose for There is only one mast in this workbook WindFarmer will allow you to have several so click on OK Now close the wind rose diagram to return to the map view Wind Flow Modelling WindFarmer can calculate how the wind climate will vary across a site a process known as wind
29. odule tutorials included with WindFarmer You can also read the User Manual and the User Manual Supplement which details all the additions to the program since the last update The Theory Manual explains how Wind and the Validation Report describes how they have been tested Farmer s models work These documents can all be found EB WindFarmer Help cr through WindFarmer s Help menu Hide Print We recommend that you start learning to use WindFarmer by following the a Tutorial for Base J Introduction WindFamer Interface Base Module Contents index Search ip Options User Guide INTRODUCTION Previous West Good luck and if you have any questions MCP Module Multiple Projects then please contact the WindFarmer amp Visualisation Module support team by emailing Financial Module Turbulence Intensity Mc windfarmer dnvgl com Hectrical Module Shadow Ficker Module Supported File Formats g gt Photomontage guideline Hectical Module Librar Menu Structure g Graphing Import Export Data File El a Other Manuals User Manual Supplemer Theory Manual Validation Report El a Tutorials Tutorial for Base Tutorial for WAsP Tutorial for Visualisation Tutorial for Other Modul INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER Welcome to WindFarmer the most ar This application has been designed to WindFarmer simplifies working metho The result is a comprehensive integr farms that
30. oe j g oo Meg dale Background ETH Noise Crisco Cine Fioughnness Shadi Flicker 1ESH E Temari Wind Erang Wind Spered WAGE 0 ca Pd hel B E e ff a B i da E 4 EA g T K STITT kiimaan Legend For Help press F1 Step 4 6 Click on the legend tab in the control bar panel to reveal the meaning of the colour bands The colours indicate how many turbines are visible from each point on the map Cumulative Impact WindFarmer can assess the cumulative impact of several wind farms Each wind farm is treated as a separate project within WindFarmer Results can be presented for each wind farm separately or for the combined impact of all the farms Step 4 7 Itis possible to get detailed information on visual impact anywhere in the site Right click somewhere on the map and select Visual Impact This will open a dialogue box similar to the one shown below Visual Impa Easting 338150 m Northing 652650 m Visual impact of Tips visible 6 Hubs visible 3 Average 53 of site visible Total vertical subtended angle 4 01 deqrees Horizontal subtended angle 40 degrees This gives information as to how much of the wind farm is visible from that point and whether the hubs as well as the tips are visible It also describes how much of the view in degrees is occupied by the wind farm both horizontally and vertically Step 4 8 To finish this exercise hide the ZVI map
31. ow the turbulence intensity at the site will exceed the IEC limit for the chosen turbine class 21 P Design Turbulence Intensity Turbine 1 A1 BR Gh EF Cunenty Saben Prope IEG e WV op meem tet peep e 2 8 10 4 ww 2 yy Wintel spond i s Charactensic DIBI B Tl Se Lagand For Haein pees F Flow and Performance Matrix Typically the results of energy calculations are given as the average annual performance In addition to this the Flow and Performance Matrix outputs results as a table of values relative to wind speed and direction This allows further analysis of the behaviour of the wind farm and an understanding of details such as the power curve of the entire farm INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 13 CHAPTER 4 ZONE OF VISUAL IMPACT 4 ZONE OF VISUAL IMPACT WindFarmer is able to produce a ZVI Zone of Visual Impact map sometimes referred to as ZIV Zone of Theoretical Visibility map which allows the user to ascertain the visibility of the proposed wind farm as well as other wind farms turbines in the area You can choose either to investigate the visibility of the turbines from various viewpoints or create a map overlaid on the site which shows how many turbines will be visible from any location Step 4 1 Simplify the display by deselecting the DTM in the Map Data panel Map data I Weackgro d DTM Noise Other Data Roughness Shadow Flicker Terrain Wind Energy Wind Speed WRGs
32. panel located just above the Map Data panel shows which icons are visible You can toggle them on and off here On the map you can see 6 turbines 1 anemometer and some other objects dwellings viewpoints and so on which we will explain later The red line on the map represents the boundary of the site within which the turbines are placed Additional objects can be added or existing ones can be moved or deleted This will be explained in the later tutorials INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 6 CHAPTER 3 CALCULATING ENERGY YIELDS 3 CALCULATING ENERGY YIELDS 3 1 Understand the wind resource Step 3 1 Click on the checkbox labelled Wind energy in the map data panel and select the Legend tab in the control bar panel Modes Add Calculate Mag MP Yew Window Help RAZ SS ow tH o amp f STs ac i a oe al G m Nam a a a ba ei a e i pra BY kp Evtug Gnid Lines Gnd Markers i Leet zo 9 TROD 00 Zii DES Back ound OTH NE Noine ts Cin Raughneda Sheed Fhek ar Temun Wind Ereng D at a fel A z A E z m o ta A ta a t KT me e n a For Keio press Fl This overlays a map of wind energy available across the site The legend on the right describes the extent of each colour band The bands can be modified for higher or lower resolution but for now we will leave them at their default settings Step 3 2 To see the wind rose of the site click on Wi
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34. rbines positions to seek out the best energy yield INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 26 CHAPTER 8 OPTIMISER WindParmerDemosie Number of turbines Cursor a 6 Bonom Lent 3902 8 6 amp Fader Stohons g Rerations 26 Foods All Projocts Shodow Receptors Net Yreld at Tert Currently Selected Proje Net Yreld Capanty lector Optimisation KG feb hl Turbine Types Turbines Viewpoint QO i iei e ie ie i 11971995 D a bed a N 5 B B m o Net Yield MWh yr Background OTM E ELCECILMEFCIER Naise Other Data Roughness Shadow Ficker Terrain Wind Energy Wind Speed WAGs 7o EEES ERRES Step 8 7 Leave itto run for a while to see how it works and after a few minutes click on the icon again followed by Yes You will now be given a summary of the optimisation process results along with a percentage yield increase 0 Number of iterations 63 11 6 improvement in yield Click OK to get the new test results and then click Close INTRODUCTION TO WINDFARMER 27 CHAPTER 9 REPORTS 9 REPORTS Reports can be generated for all the calculations performed in WindFarmer Images and maps can be included and the output format can be either a Word document an Excel spread sheet or a plain text file From there you can further modify the report according to your requirements Step 9 1 Go to File menu gt Generate Report This will take you to the Report Gen
35. w select Window gt New graphing window or you could instead click on in the main toolbar Eile Modes Add Calculate Mar timF An DH aw Mt A p z Ta ra Dwellings i Mo Exclusior be Wo Gridlinas oe Grid Markee f F Ds S Lobets di l Ghai pa A EE b Photo Merkers i Fo Rader Stotons F Roeds F Shedow Receptors F Text ly Turbine Type Mf YY Turbine Viewpount l Mop data i Background OTM Noise 7 Oher Date Na Roughness gt hadow Flick ines N M Terrain y fji ind Ereng f Vind Speed E las ha amp T Display MCP For Help press F1 This will again overlay the Optimisation Progress graph over the mapping window and make the graphing toolbar accessible i pe DeHbngi Estijai Optimisation Progress nd Lars F Gnd Maraga amp t maira a aen Boaom Le m Rider Satoni Fopads Shadow Receptors T si Faeyr AN Prajac l bee uated Oia Cumes Selected Propet Hetil D Gi ye am k r Tete Tyki wees aero on Capaci locar 9 Net Yield MWh Ayr Map dma ype ee if kor soolo Background Ta TE z Weeking mode 11997 IE za RASSE ONT ARAD A ORRON itj Tame Aorabons inlormanon Legana A Display MCF For Help preti Fl Step 5 9 Now click on the Plot against dwellings IE icon to get INTRODUCTION TO WIND
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