Software Overview
Continuum has 14 tabs where various models and calculations are conducted. The following gives an overview of each tab:
Input Topography data
Select Land Cover Key
Input turbine sites
Input Topography data
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View met data at each height
View data from various met sites
Met data QC
View met data at each height
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Download MERRA2 data to PC
Specify location and number of nodes
Six MERRA2 parameters to analyze
Download MERRA2 data to PC
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MCP: Measure-Correlate-Predict
Select number of bins
Run MCP Uncertainty
MCP: Measure-Correlate-Predict
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Met & Turb Summary
Met & Turb Summary by WD
Met & Turb Summary
Met & Turb Summary
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View gross wind speed estimates
Compare gross energy estimates
Gross Ests Energy
View gross wind speed estimates
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Exceedance curves
Exceedance curves add edit
Exceedance Monte Carlo
Exceedance curves
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Create Wake Model
View/export net energy estimates
Create
Create Wake Model
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Site Conditions: 4 subsections
Three TI types calculated
View inflow angle by WD
Site Conditions: 4 subsections
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View and export time series estimate
View estimates for each wake model
Check/uncheck years to show on plot
View and export time series estimate
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Create wind speed maps
View directional wind speed map
Generate WRG file
Create wind speed maps
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Run Round Robin Analysis
Analyze Round Robin results
View P90 and P99 energy estimates
Run Round Robin Analysis
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View site-calibrated model details
View model coefficients in each WD
Four site-calibrated models created
View site-calibrated model details
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Define zones of interest
Calculate shadow flicker hours
Estimate turbine sound levels
Define zones of interest
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