dc.contributor.author | Pillai, AC | |
dc.contributor.author | Chick, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Johanning, Lars | |
dc.contributor.author | Khorasanchi, M | |
dc.contributor.author | de Laleu, V | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-11T10:19:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-01-13 | |
dc.description.abstract | This article explores an automated approach for the efficient placement of substations and the design of an inter-array electrical collection network for an offshore wind farm through the minimization of the cost. To accomplish this, the problem is represented as a number of sub-problems that are solved in series using a combination of heuristic algorithms. The overall problem is first solved by clustering the turbines to generate valid substation positions. From this, a navigational mesh pathfinding algorithm based on Delaunay triangulation is applied to identify valid cable paths, which are then used in a mixed-integer linear programming problem to solve for a constrained capacitated minimum spanning tree considering all realistic constraints. The final tree that is produced represents the solution to the inter-array cable problem. This method is applied to a planned wind farm to illustrate the suitability of the approach and the resulting layout that is generated. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 47 (12), pp. 1689–1708 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/0305215X.2014.992892 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/20671 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en_GB |
dc.subject | offshore wind farm layout optimization | en_GB |
dc.subject | inter-array cabling | en_GB |
dc.subject | clustering | en_GB |
dc.subject | pathfinding | en_GB |
dc.subject | capacitated minimum spanning tree | en_GB |
dc.title | Offshore Wind Farm Electrical Cable Layout Optimization | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2016-03-11T10:19:37Z | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Taylor & Francis via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Engineering Optimization | en_GB |