Wake effect modeling: A review of wind farm layout optimization using Jensen׳s model

The layout scheme of wind farms is a challenging job having many design objectives and constraints due to the multiple wake phenomenon. Wake effect calculation is one of the significant problems in the wind farms and needs to be modeled to decrease the power loss due to near and far wake effect. This paper reviews the wake models in general and far wake models in particular. The comparison of different far wake models shows that the Jensen׳s far wake model is a good choice to solve the wind farm layout problem due to its simplicity and relatively high degree of accuracy. This research also focuses on the studies carried out on wind farm layout optimization problem and the current state of the art of fitness functions used for the optimization of wind farms using Jensen׳s wake model. It is found that there is a need of more optimization techniques to be applied to solve the layout problem. In addition, future advancements have been identified for better positioning of wind turbines in larger wind farms.