Meteodyn WT
{{Short description|Wind energy calculation software}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Meteodyn WT
| logo =
| screenshot =
| caption = Meteodyn WT interface
| developer = Meteodyn
| released = {{Start date and age|2009|9|9}}
| latest release version = 1.10
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2025|4|10}}
| operating system = Windows
| language = English, French, Spanish and Chinese Traditional
| genre = Wind energy software
| license = Proprietary software Commercial software
| website = [https://meteodyn.com/sectors/onshore-and-offshore-wind-power/meteodyn-universe-wind-farm-development-software/meteodyn-wt-wind-resource-assessment-software/ Meteodyn WT official website]
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Meteodyn WT, commonly known as Meteodyn is a wind energy software program that uses computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to conduct wind resource assessment. Developed and marketed by Meteodyn, Meteodyn WT was first released in September 2009. The software quantifies the wind resource in a desired terrain in order to assess the feasibility of a proposed wind farm. The software's objective is to design the most profitable wind farm. This is achieved by taking into account the measured wind data at a measurement tower and the terrain conditions. Both of these are essential to be able to obtain the wind conditions and therefore the wind resources of the desired terrain.{{Cite news|url=https://meteodyn.com/en/logiciels/cfd-wind-farm-resource-software-meteodynwt/#.Wruydy5ubX4|title=Meteodyn WT software - Wind resource assessment software|work=Meteodyn|access-date=2018-03-28|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.environmental-expert.com/software/meteodyn-wt-cfd-software-for-wind-resource-assessment-116427|title=Meteodyn WT - CFD Software for Wind Resource Assessment by Meteodyn {{!}} Environmental XPRT|website=www.environmental-expert.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfd-online.com/Wiki/MeteoDyn_FAQ|title=MeteoDyn FAQ -- CFD-Wiki, the free CFD reference|website=www.cfd-online.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-04}}
Meteodyn WT has been validated with actual wind measurements by independent studies.{{Cite journal|last1=Pereira|first1=R|last2=Guedes|first2=Ricardo|last3=Silva Santos|first3=Carlos|date=2010-01-01|title=Comparing WAsP and CFD wind resource estimates for the "regular" user|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266067580}}{{Cite journal|last1=Díaz|first1=Carlos|last2=Mancebo|first2=Asensio|last3=Uzunoglu|first3=Bahri|date=2014-03-10|title=COMPARISON STUDY FOR TWO COMMERCIAL WIND RESOURCE ANALYSIS CFD SOFTWARE FOR AN EMBANKMENT|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280080646|doi=10.13140/RG.2.1.3249.7129}}
Meteodyn WT is used by wind turbine manufacturers, wind farm developers, consulting firms and wind farm operators.
Graphical user interface
The current version of Meteodyn WT displays all projects in one world map; this map already includes terrain and roughness data.{{Cite web |title=New features presentation: meteodyn WT 4.8 software - Wind Energy |url=https://www.slideshare.net/Jean-Claude_Meteodyn/new-features-presentation-meteodyn-wt-48 |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=www.slideshare.net |language=en}}
Features
Meteodyn WT features a geographical data management tool, a meteorological data processing tool, a LIDAR correction tool, a wind turbine creation tool, a wind turbines micro-siting tool, a wind atlas tool and an auto-convergence tool.
It also includes the following functions: wind resource mapping, wake effect computation, annual energy production (AEP) with / without wake effect, directional wind shear at each turbine, wind and turbulence matrices at each turbine, IEC compliance, automatic report generation, losses and uncertainties.{{Cite news|url=https://meteodyn.com/en/wind-resource-assessment/#.Wru7LC5ubX4|title=What is wind resource assessment ?|work=Meteodyn|access-date=2018-03-28|language=en-US}}
Compatibility with other software
The current version of Meteodyn WT exports to the following wind energy software formats: .wrg, .rsf, .wrb, .fmv and .flowres.{{Cite news|url=https://meteodyn.com/en/logiciels/meteodyn-wt-rg-modelling-wind-resource-grid/#.Wru77y5ubX4|title=meteodyn WT RG - Wind resource grid|work=Meteodyn|access-date=2018-03-28|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705151955/https://meteodyn.com/en/logiciels/meteodyn-wt-rg-modelling-wind-resource-grid/#.Wru77y5ubX4|archive-date=2018-07-05|url-status=dead}} Google earth and [http://www.goldensoftware.com/products/surfer Surfer] export formats are also available.
Solution method
Meteodyn WT uses computational fluid dynamics (CFD) which directly takes into consideration the geometry of the terrain in question. The software solves the Navier-Stokes equations numerically by using the K-L turbulence model. This technique to solve the Navier-Stokes equations takes into account the stability of the atmosphere.
Language
Meteodyn WT is available in English, French, Standard Chinese and Spanish.
Ports
= Microsoft Windows =
Meteodyn WT is a proprietary software package created for Microsoft Windows and usually, any new Meteodyn WT version supports the current Microsoft Windows version and some older ones. Meteodyn WT 5.3.2 supports Windows 7 up to Windows 10. Meteodyn WT 6 supports Windows 8 up to Windows 10. Meteodyn WT 1.10 supports Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022.