MIT Scientists have developed a new technique to improve the performance of windmills and wind farms, available almost for nothing. The new MIT method includes a mechanism that would allow such turbines to operate offline, Nature Energy reported.
The problem is that modern wind turbines, as a rule, are controlled by automation, and besides, they form a single system in a specific area for energy production. But such a system makes devices dependent on each other, which reduces productivity.
A team of engineers has developed a new flow pattern that predicts power generation from the turbines in the park, which depends on the wind and the control strategy of each turbine.
This system receives data from real wind farms, generating and optimizing the necessary indicators.
For example, energy production became more efficient by 1.2% and then by 3%, which is enough to power three million homes with current from wind turbines.