FLORIS v4.0

FLORIS v4 brings significant additional flexibility to FLORIS while streamlining the underlying solving code.

For higher-level description of major changes, see #870.

What's Changed

• Convert core data structures and tools to use 4D arrays by @rafmudaf in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/764
• Replace Cp with power in turbine definition and throughout FLORIS by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/765
• Update to more flexible turbine operation model definitions by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/770
• Update reference wind turbines in the default turbine library by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/771
• Adds classes to structure wind energy data for FLORIS by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/775
• Remove small variations in above rated power by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/784
• Convert turbulence intensity from single value to n_findex length array by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/782
• [BUGFIX] Bad import in convert_turbine_v3_to_v4.py by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/795
• Add de-rating op model by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/783
• Validate and test wind direction and wind speed by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/793
• Add support to shut off turbines by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/799
• Update yaw and layout optimization tools for 4D by @bayc in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/790
• [BUGFIX] Correct condition when yaw_angles passed to TurboPark model by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/808
• Change from Apache to BSD 3-clause license by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/810
• [BUGFIX] Remove secondary effects from TurboPark model by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/813
• Clarify turbine definition terms by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/815
• Support multidimensional turbine definitions in all wake models by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/812
• Update multidim turbine files to use absolute turbine power by @bayc in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/818
• Remove unused code from floris.tools and add tool reg tests by @bayc in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/819
• Move FlorisInterface .reinitialize() / .calculate_wake() to .set() / .run() by @rafmudaf in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/823
• Raise informative errors if v3 input files passed in by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/829
• Collect all layout visualization tools in FLORIS by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/805
• [Bugfix] Cast yaw angles to np.ndarray on set by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/828
• Update uncertainty interface to 4d, new API by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/821
• Drive layout optimizations using WindData objects by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/822
• Require TI must be length n_findex in core code by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/831
• Add TI as input for calculate plane functions by @rafmudaf in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/837
• Rename floris.simulation, floris.tools to floris.core, floris by @rafmudaf in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/830
• Add utilities for floris models by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/840
• Allow to fix yaw to nominal wind direction by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/850
• Add CSV reader for WindRose by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/848
• Save WindData onto FlorisModel and simplify post-run() calls by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/849
• Change power_thrust_model key to operation_model at the user level by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/859
• [BUGFIX] hardcoded reset to first turbine type in set_operation_model by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/856
• Enabling layout optimization for value by @ejsimley in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/862
• [BUGFIX] set_operation_model ordering with layout by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/867
• Refactor examples by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/843
• Make set_operation method public by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/869
• Fixing datatype of value in WindData objects by @ejsimley in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/872
• Add try/except to wind rose loader by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/874
• Clean up TODOs prior to v4 release by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/876
• Build out v4 documentation by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/860
• Add merge/reduce FLORIS objects by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/866
• Remove setpoints and wind condition specifics from calculate_XX_plane methods by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/868
• Update Empirical Gaussian default deflection_rate by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/875
• Improvements to WindRose resampling by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/857
• Add approximate FLORIS model by @paulf81 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/877
• FLORIS v4 by @misi9170 in https://github.com/NREL/floris/pull/870

Full Changelog: https://github.com/NREL/floris/compare/v3.6...v4.0