In the MOUSE research project, ForWind - Centre for Wind Energy Research at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg and the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES are working together to link multi-scale flow simulations.
Numerical flow simulations are particularly relevant for the further expansion of wind energy. To date, modelling and simulation methods exist on different scales. They range from complex weather systems with dimensions of hundreds of kilometres to small-scale turbulence on a wind turbine or on individual components that only remain stable for a few minutes. However, these simulations across multiple scales are very computationally intensive and time-consuming.
Stochastic methods and artificial intelligence methods are being researched in individual sub-projects within the MOUSE project. The dynamics of the loads on a wind turbine are being researched on various scales in order to arrive at an adaptive wind farm control system based on AI methods. In order to fulfil these complex requirements, a high-performance computer of the latest generation has been put into operation at the University of Oldenburg. With the involvement of the Department of Scientific Computing at the University of Oldenburg, this system has been expanded specifically for wind energy research in the MOUSE project and supplemented with the appropriate hardware, as the numerical simulations require enormous computing power.
The project is being funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) and will run until June 2026. Among other things, the research partners want to improve methods of wind/wind power prediction and wind potential analysis and test the new approaches for their practical suitability for the wind energy industry. Overall, the results of the project should accelerate and improve the design of wind turbines and wind farms and, in the long term, enable them to be monitored during operation.
Contact at ForWind:
Project lead:
Prof. Dr. Joachim Peinke
E-mail: joachim.peinke@forwind.de
Project coordination:
Dr. Hendrik Heißelmann
Phone: +49 (0)441 798-5085
E-mail: hendrik.heisselmann@forwind.de
Contact at Fraunhofer IWES:
Dr. Bernhard Stoevesandt
Phone: +49 (0)441 798-5011
E-mail: bernhard.stoevesandt@iwes.fraunhofer.de
Text by: Manuel Siebert.