Why applying CFD conversion to Lidar wind speed data in complex terrain?

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) flow modelling can provide a detailed understanding of the effect of complex site on wind energy yield predictions.

There is a known strong inhomogeneity of wind in areas of complex flow which may cause some discrepancies between volume-based Lidar measurements and point-based measurements from standard anemometers. There are many benefits however of Lidar over masts that are compounded in complex terrain e.g. site access.

Meteodyn is partnering with ZephIR Lidar.

The ZephIR 300 wind Lidar gathers an unparalleled level of wind information effectively using 50 beams to gather data every second. This allows for a rigorous CFD conversion to be undertaken rather than just relying on a few beams to gather wind data in such a complicated flow environment.

Applying CFD conversion to data from Lidars in complex terrain improves the agreement between wind speed measurements from the Lidar and masts.

By converting Lidar data thanks to CFD, you get accurate, traceable results.

Meteodyn offers a ‘White Box’ solution to operating Lidar in complex terrain.

As part of our partnership with ZephIR lidar, your first study is offered for free to test the benefit of using meteodyn WT software.

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