Wind Turbine Placement in a Wind Farm Using a Viral Based Optimization Algorithm

In the present research, the Wind Turbine placement problem for renewable energy utilization is solved using a viral systems optimization algorithm which finds the optimum configuration of wind turbines within a wind farm considering uniform wind-speed, and unidirectional wind. The problem is solved using a single type of turbine and constraining the available space to a flat scenario with a square shape with side of size equal to 50 rotor diameters corresponding to the utilized wind turbines. The impact of the wind wake is also considered in the performance of the wind turbines reducing the production of electricity when the wind passes through a wind turbine of the same wind farm. The objective of the viralbased algorithm is to find the best configuration of wind turbines which minimizes the cost of the electricity produced.