Publications by Fernando Carbajo Fuertes

Characterization of Wind Turbine Wakes with Nacelle-Mounted Doppler LiDARs and Model Validation in the Presence of Wind Veer

Fernando Porté Agel, Fernando Carbajo Fuertes, Corey Dean Markfort, Mohsen Vahidzadeh, Peter Andreas Brugger

Accurate prediction of wind turbine wakes is important for more efficient design and operation of wind parks. Volumetric wake measurements of nacelle-mounted Doppler lidars are used to characterize the wake of a full-scale wind turbine and to validate an a ...

2019

Multirotor UAV-based platform for the measurement of atmospheric turbulence: validation and signature detection of tip vortices of wind turbine blades

Fernando Porté Agel, Lionel Wilhelm, Fernando Carbajo Fuertes

The present study describes the development of a technique for the measurement of atmospheric turbulence and temperature at a point in space based on the integration of a fast-response multi-hole pressure probe and a thermocouple with an inertial measureme ...

2019

Using a Virtual Lidar Approach to Assess the Accuracy of the Volumetric Reconstruction of a Wind Turbine Wake

Fernando Porté Agel, Fernando Carbajo Fuertes

Scanning Doppler lidars are the best tools for acquiring 3D velocity fields of full scale wind turbine wakes, whether the objective is a better understanding of some features of the wake or the validation of wake models. Since these lidars are based on the ...

2018

Innovative measurement techniques for atmospheric turbulence and wind energy

Fernando Carbajo Fuertes

The measurement of different atmospheric flow quantities is of utmost importance for a correct understanding of most atmospheric phenomena. Researchers and industry in the fields of meteorology and wind engineering demand extensive and accurate measurement ...

EPFL2018

Wind Turbine Wake Characterization with Nacelle-Mounted Wind Lidars for Analytical Wake Model Validation

Fernando Porté Agel, Fernando Carbajo Fuertes, Corey Dean Markfort

This study presents the setup, methodology and results from a measurement campaign dedicated to the characterization of full-scale wind turbine wakes under different inflow conditions. The measurements have been obtained from two pulsed scanning Doppler li ...

2018

3D Turbulence Measurements Using Three Synchronous Wind Lidars: Validation against Sonic Anemometry

Fernando Porté Agel, Giacomo Valerio Iungo, Fernando Carbajo Fuertes

This paper presents a technique to measure the time series of the three components of the wind vector at a point in space from synchronous measurements of three scanning Doppler wind lidars. Knowing the position of each lidar on the ground and the orientat ...

Amer Meteorological Soc2014

An inexpensive and versatile technique for wide frequency range surface pressure measurements: an application for the study of turbulent buffeting of a square cylinder

Fernando Carbajo Fuertes

Springer Berlin Heidelberg2014