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Information required for an analysis
In addition to the wind data described in the earlier sections, inputs to this process are typically the following:
- Wind farm layout and hub height
- Wind turbine characteristics, including power curve (the curve which plots the power output of a turbine as a function of the wind speed) and thrust curve (the equivalent curve of the force applied by the wind at the top of the tower as a function of wind speed)
- Predicted long-term site air density and turbulence intensity (the turbulence intensity is the ‘gustiness’ of the wind)
- Definition of the topography over the site and surrounding area
- Definition of the surface ground cover over the site and surrounding area
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