selection,configurationandcostevaluationforanoff-shore（选择,configurationandcostevaluationforanoff-shore）.docVIP

Same geometrical configuration for off-shore wind farm in shallow waters Authors: A. Bazzotti*, F. Cesari*, F. Matteucci**, L. Milella** *University of Bologna – DIENCA Dept., Department of Energetic, Nuclear and Environmental Control Engineering – email: cesfranco@libero.it/ andrea_bazzotti@, tel. 0039-(0)51-644.17.09, fax 0039-(0)51-644.17.47; ** Tre–Tozzi Renewable Energy – email: francesco.matteucci@/ ella@ , tel. 0039-(0)544-52.53.28, fax 0039-(0)544-52.53.19, website: . Abstract Due to both installation and maintenance costs, the installation of offshore wind farms in “deep waters” is not always economically acceptable. A specific area in the north Adriatic Sea, has been considered for the installation of a wind farm. The study has been concentrated on a complex system made by metallic foundation-wind turbine, with a 2.5/3 MW Wecs in a quite low water site, like 25/30 m, located 18 km from the coast. The gross power of the wind farm should be around 100 Mwe. The seabed is made of soft sand on the top, with layers of silt and clay, with the mean sea wave in storm condition is 12,6. m. Different configurations of the farm have been considered, that is hexagonal, square and triangular disposition of the machines. The distance between each rotor is 8/10 rotor diameters, approximately not less than one kilometer (or something less than it) in the main wind direction, to reach a compromise betweeen the following requirements: save the submarine cable reducing the distance between the machines, and enlarge the array in order to reduce the turbulence effects (an optimized aerodynamic efficiency is not less than 94%). Some considerations on other offshore wind farms proposed in Mediterranean sea are previously illustrated. Regular geometric configurations The distinctive feature of the sea-based farm lies in the freedom it affords for the layout of the wind turbines, since unlike land-based farms, there are no limitations in terms of the orography of the terr