Mitigation Techniques to Reduce the Impact of Wind Turbines on Radar Services

David De la Vega, James C. G. Matthews, Lars Norin and Itziar Angulo
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David De la Vega: Department of Communications Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Alda. Urquijo s/n, Bilbao 48013, Spain
James C. G. Matthews: PA Consulting, Cambridge Technology Centre, Melbourn, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 6DP, UK
Lars Norin: Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Folkborgsvägen 17, Norrköping 601 76, Sweden
Itziar Angulo: Department of Communications Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Alda. Urquijo s/n, Bilbao 48013, Spain

Energies, 2013, vol. 6, issue 6, 1-15

Abstract: Radar services are occasionally affected by wind farms. This paper presents a comprehensive description of the effects that a wind farm may cause on the different radar services, and it compiles a review of the recent research results regarding the mitigation techniques to minimize this impact. Mitigation techniques to be applied at the wind farm and on the radar systems are described. The development of thorough impact studies before the wind farm is installed is presented as the best way to analyze in advance the potential for interference, and subsequently identify the possible solutions to allow the coexistence of wind farms and radar services.

Keywords: mitigation technique; impact study; weather radar; air traffic control radar; stealth technologies; data processing; adaptive clutter filters; adaptive scanning; gap filler radar (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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