QuickGauss3D: For an incoming wind speed at reference height, this function computes a 3D Gaussian model based wind speed.
Description
This function computes Gaussian wind speeds.
Usage
QuickGauss3D(x, y, z, u = 8, refHeight = 10)
Value
QuickGauss3D returns a single number which can be considered a wind speed in the wake of a turbine at location x, y, and z.
Arguments
x
must be a single value. Provide distance in meters.
y
must be a single value. Provide distance in meters.
z
must be a single value. Provide distance in meters.
u
must be a single value. Provide wind speed in meters per second.
refHeight
must be a single value. Provide reference height (the height at which wind speed u was measured) in meters.
Author
Carsten Croonenbroeck
Details
The Gaussian wake model is loosely based on the initial contribution by Bastankhah & Porte-Agel (2014).
References
Bastankhah, M., & Porte-Agel, F. (2014). A new analytical model for wind-turbine wakes. Renewable Energy, 70, 116-123.
See Also
Use GenerateGauss to compute the three-dimensional tensor array object containing the wind speed data. Use GaussWS for a convenience function to look-up the values from the returned array.