• DocumentCode
    641879
  • Title

    Impacts of wind turbine siting on radar clutter mitigation

  • Author

    Kong, Fanqi ; Zhang, Ye ; Palmer, Robert D.

  • Author_Institution
    Adv. Radar Res. Center, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    14-16 April 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    As wind energy develops quickly, more commercial-scale wind turbines with high tower and large rotor diameter are emerging. These large man-made structures present interference to nearby radars in the form of radar clutter. This newly recognized type of clutter has unique radar signatures, making it difficult to be identified and mitigated. Based on analysing the characteristics of radar signatures, this paper suggests several wind turbine siting considerations solely from the perspective of radar clutter mitigation.
  • Keywords
    poles and towers; radar clutter; rotors; wind turbines; commercial-scale wind turbines; radar clutter mitigation; radar signature characteristics; rotor diameter; wind energy; wind turbine siting considerations; wind turbine tower; Clutter; Interference; Radar; Siting; Wind Turbine;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Radar Conference 2013, IET International
  • Conference_Location
    Xi´an
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-84919-603-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1049/cp.2013.0467
  • Filename
    6624631