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Commercial Wind Turbine Wake Deficit & Jensen Model Sizer

🌪️ 1. Wind Turbine Specification

Rotor Diameter D (m)

Rated Turbine Capacity (MW)

Inflow Wind Speed (m/s)

Thrust Coefficient (Ct)

Terrain & Atmospheric Wake Decay Constant (k)

📐 2. Array Spacing & Geometry

Downwind Turbine Pitch Spacing 6.0 D (780 meters)

Turbines In Downwind Row

Wholesale Power Price ($/MWh)

Downwind Wind Speed

6.91 m/s

-18.7% Velocity Deficit

Single-Turbine Power Drop

-46.3%

Cubic Power Law (P ∝ v³)

Annual Revenue Impact

-$214,000/yr

Increasing to 7.5D saves $82k/yr

Jensen Wake Decay & Velocity Recovery Curve Rotor Wake Radius: 104 m

Inflow Ambient Free-Stream Velocity (Turbine #1) 8.50 m/s (100%)

Downstream Turbine #2 Velocity (At Selected Pitch Spacing) 6.91 m/s (81.3%)

Downstream Turbine #4 Deep-Array Equilibrium 6.24 m/s (73.4%)

Downwind String Turbine Power Degradation Schedule

Turbine Position	Distance From Front	Effective Wind	Power Output	AEP Revenue

20-Year Cumulative Wake Loss Underwriting

-$4,280,000 Net Lost Cash Flow

Staggering turbine columns by 15° to 25° relative to the prevailing wind rose or increasing downwind pitch to 7D–8D mitigates up to 65% of wake losses while maintaining boundary lease efficiency.