Sound model time series

Site Suitability

Coding

Use hourly temperature data to calc atm absorption and predict sound level on time series.

Easy

Sound model improvement

Site Suitability

Both

Accounting for hub height and elevation changes in sound model. Revisit other contributing factors to sound propagation (terrain type, buildings, Etc)

Moderate

In Progress

Ice throw model

Site Suitability

R&D

R&D: How to model rotating bodies? Analyze shape, mass, cross-sectional area distributions and how they impact estimates.

Easy

Shadow flicker model

Site Suitability

Both

Add directional component (i.e. yaw) to shadow flicker estimates

Easy

Time based losses

Time Series Analysis

Both

Time series based losses. Use CDFs to describe downtime duration and frequency. Use start/end dates for seasonal losses (e.g. icing)

Challenging

Turbine siting optimization

Turbine

Both

Create function to found turbine layout which optimizes net energy production and minimizes shadow flicker (optional)

Challenging

Turbine WS/Energy uncertainty estimate

Uncertainty Analysis

R&D

Revisit/improve how uncertainty is estimated at turbine locations

Moderate