Wind Farm Power Calculation Using Virtual Anemometer Data

The patent introduces virtual anemometer towers as an intermediary element between actual anemometer towers and wind farm power generation calculation. These virtual towers are generated through mesoscale numerical simulation and serve as mediators to provide representative wind data for areas where actual measurement towers are insufficient or unrepresentative, thereby improving calculation accuracy without requiring extensive physical infrastructure

The patent creates virtual copies of anemometer towers through numerical simulation. These virtual anemometer towers replicate the functional characteristics of physical towers by generating synthetic wind data based on mesoscale meteorological models, allowing multiple measurement points to be created without additional physical infrastructure and improving the representativeness of wind data across complex terrain

The patent generates virtual anemometer towers as digital copies that replicate the measurement function of physical towers. These virtual towers are created through mesoscale numerical simulation and provide synthetic wind data without requiring additional physical infrastructure, thereby multiplying the effective number of measurement points while avoiding the costs and complexities of installing more actual towers

The patent transforms the physical state of measurement by changing from discrete physical tower locations to a continuous virtual field of measurement points. By adjusting parameters such as tower density, height, and spatial distribution in the numerical model, the system can optimize data representativeness without the constraints of physical installation requirements

The patent performs mesoscale numerical simulation in advance to generate virtual anemometer tower data before the actual power generation calculation. This preliminary action creates a reusable database of wind data that can be applied to multiple wind farm scenarios, amortizing the computational time investment across multiple calculations and reducing the time required for subsequent power generation assessments

The patent applies mesoscale numerical simulation selectively based on terrain complexity assessment. By evaluating terrain ruggedness and anemometer tower representativeness first, the system performs comprehensive simulation only when necessary (i.e., when terrain is complex or existing data is unrepresentative), rather than always performing full simulations, thereby optimizing the balance between accuracy and computational time