Abstract

A research agenda is described to further encourage the application of Multidisciplinary Design Analysis and Optimisation (MDAO) methodologies to wind energy systems. As a group of researchers closely collaborating within the International Energy Agency (IEA) Wind Task 37 for Wind Energy Systems Engineering: Integrated Research, Design and Development, we have identified challenges that will be encountered by users building an MDAO framework. This roadmap comprises 17 research questions and activities recognised to belong to three research directions: model fidelity, system scope and workflow architecture. It is foreseen that sensible answers to all these questions will enable to more easily apply MDAO in the wind energy domain. Beyond the agenda, this work also promotes the use of systems engineering to design, analyse and optimise wind turbines and wind farms, to complement existing compartmentalised research and design paradigms.

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Title
Roadmap to the multidisciplinary design analysis and optimisation of wind energy systems
Author
S Sanchez Perez-Moreno 1 ; Zaaijer, M B 1 ; Bottasso, C L 2 ; Dykes, K 3 ; Merz, K O 4 ; P-E Réthoré 5 ; Zahle, F 5 

 TU Delft, Kluyverweg 1, 2629HS Delft, the Netherlands 
 TUM, Boltzmannstraße 15, 85748, Garching bei München, Germany 
 NREL, 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden CO, United States of America 
 SINTEF Energy Research, P.O. Box 4760 Sluppen, NO-7465 Trondheim, Norway 
 DTU Wind Energy, Risø Campus, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark 
Publication year
2016
Publication date
Sep 2016
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17426588
e-ISSN
17426596
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2575228937
Copyright
© 2016. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.