Mesoscale Wind Farm Placement via Linear Optimization Constrained by Power System and Techno-economics

Abstract

The objective of this study is to develop a wind farm placement and investment methodology based on a linear optimization procedure. This problem has a major significance for the investment success for the projects of renewable energy such as wind power. In this study, a mesoscale approach is adopted whereby the wind farm location is investigated in comparison with a microscale approach where the location of each individual turbine is optimized. Specifical study focuses on the placement of a wind farm by economical optimization constrained by the power system, wind resources, and techno-eco-nomics. Linear optimization is introduced in this context at the power system which is constrained by wind farm planning.

Keywords

• Generation expansion
• grid integration
• mesoscale wind farm
• linear optimization
• wind power