IEC TR 61400-12-4
Wind energy generation systems – Part 12-4: Numerical site calibration for power performance testing of wind turbines
Organization: | IEC |
Publication Date: | 1 September 2020 |
Status: | active |
Page Count: | 32 |
ICS Code (Wind turbine energy systems): | 27.180 |
scope:
This part of IEC 61400, which is a Technical Report, summarizes the current state of the art in numerical flow modelling, existing guidelines and past benchmarking experience in numerical model validation and verification. Based on the work undertaken, the document identifies the important technical aspects for using flow simulation over terrain for wind application as well as the existing open issues including recommendations for further validation through benchmarking tests.