QUICKGuide

Version2.7

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Content

1. HowtogetstartedwithWindPROIntroduction..............................................................................................2
2. Installationandlicensactivation........................................................................................................................2
3. Startaproject.....................................................................................................................................................4
3.1TheProjectExplorer..................................................................................................................4
3.2Createaproject........................................................................................................................4
3.3Attachmentofmaps..................................................................................................................6
3.4DefiningtheSitecenter.............................................................................................................6
4. Projecting...........................................................................................................................................................8
4.1Mapsandobject.......................................................................................................................8
4.2Insertingwindturbines............................................................................................................10
4.3Insertingsimplewinddata........................................................................................................11
5. Calculationsandresult.....................................................................................................................................13
6. TheobjectsinWindPRO...................................................................................................................................15
7. Additionalguidedtours....................................................................................................................................16
7.1Addingheightcontoursdata.....................................................................................................16
7.2ExportingtoGoogleEarth........................................................................................................17

1. HowtogetstartedwithWindPROIntroduction
ThisquickguidewillteachyouhowtogetstartedwithWindPROthroughexercises.Thefirststep
tostartaprojectistousetheProjectExplorer.Thenyouwilllearnhowtoattachbackgroundmaps
andworkwithcoordinates.Followingthis,youwilllearnaboutinsertingobjectstoshowyouhow
therelevantdataforyourtaskissetupinWindPRO.Thematerialforyoutopracticeisavailableat
WindPROData\Samples\Ebeltoft.Othersampledataarealsoincludedsoyoucanfollowthesame
steps,usingdifferentsites.
SoletsgetstartedwiththeinstallationofWindPRO!

2. Installationandlicenseactivation
WindPRO2.7 can run under Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7. Hardware requirements are as follows:
Minimumspecificationisa1GHzPentiumprocessor,1GBRAM,1GBHDfreespace.Recommended
specification is 2GHz processor, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB HD free space. Note that if you are running
Windows Vista, a multicore CPU is highly recommended. For 3DAnimator, a 3Daccelerated
graphicscardisrequired.

Whenyouinstallfromthe"original"WindPRODVDorUSBstick,youjustplugintheDVDorstickin
the computer, click on
, the installation will start automatically after selecting
"InstallWindPRO2.7"fromthemenu.FromaDOWNLOADorsimplyfromafile,whereWindPROis
justoneofmanyapplications,youneedtofindtheMSIfileandrunit.Theinstallationprogramwill
guide you through the installation on the screen. The default folder for WindPRO is: C:\Program
Files\EMD\WindPRO2.7\.

StartupofWindPRO.
WindPRO is started automatically after the installation or by entering the Start menu and click
the All Programs| WindPRO| WindPRO2.7 icon. Select the software language by clicking on the
correspondingflag.

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Activation
The license file is called WindPRO2.7.erf and can
befoundontheWindPROUSBstickorinanemail
from EMD if you have been in contact with EMD
([email protected]). In case you have received the
license file by email, you should save it on your
computer from your email program. Click on
BrowseandfindWindPRO2.7.erfontheUSBorthe
computer.

After reading the license file, the End user license

agreement must be accepted. Click on Next to the
window Activation information. Assuming you are an
enduser, just write your name and email twice in the
form.

InthewindowSelectmoduleselectionmethod,accept
ActivateAllmodulesbyclickingonNext.
InthewindowEnteractivationcode,youneedtoenter
theactivationcodewhichwassenttotheemailaddress
thatyoutypedinpreviously.ClickonNextandthe
licenseshouldnowbesuccessfullyactivated.

3.

Startaproject
3.1

TheProjectExplorer

WindPRO starts with the Globe the Project Explorer view: a useful tool for managing your
projects.
AsmallwindowwillaskyouDoyouwanttoautoupdatethelistofprojects?clickonYes.Red
spots will appear. They stand for the sample projects available in WindPRO Data\Samples (which
canbefoundundermydocumentsorC:\driveronacomputerwithaformerWindPROversion).
Donotdoubleclickononeoftheseredspotsbecauseitwillopenanexistingproject(keepthisfor
later).Thepurposeofthisquickguideisindeedtomakeyoucreateanewprojectfromscratch.

Add a user layer as a backdrop for the map this uses GIS data in the ESRI SHP format:
Selectthe"WindPROData\Globe\Europe\Europeanwindatlas.shp"file.
Clickonacolourregionandseethecountryandthewindspeedintervalatthesametimeinthe
"searchuserlayerfield".Nowyouhaveanideawhichpossibilitiestheglobeoffersyouexplore
furtherdetailslater.

3.2

Createaproject

LetscreateaprojectinDenmarkforwhichdataareincludedintheinstallationofWindPRO.Tryto
find Denmark and zoom in on the country. Select the "new project" crosshair by clicking it
andplaceit(click)nexttothecoloredspotatthe"nosetip"ofJutland,Denmark
(Ebeltoft)asshowonthefollowingfigure.

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Clickthenthe"createnewproject"button:

IntheSaveaswindow,selectthefolderWindPROData\samples\Ebeltoft\foryournewproject
and name it "My first test". (Normally you should create a new folder for each new project you
makeinordertokeepallprojectrelevantdatatogether).ThefileformatofaWindPROprojectis
w3p.

Selectthecountry(Denmark)underSiteifitismissing.
Selectthetimezone:(GMT+01:00)Copenhaguen,Stockholm,Olso
Go to the tab sheet Coordinate System. Select the UTM ED50 zone 32. WindPRO will
automaticallyfindtherelevantzonebasedonthepositionoftheprojectsiteontheglobe.
NowclickonthetabsheetBackgroundMaps.
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3.3

Attachmentofmaps

UsingbackgroundmapsisoneofthegreatadvantageswhenworkingwithWindPROand
werecommendyoutoaddsome(thesoftwarecanalsobeusedwithoutdigitalbackground
maps).
Manypredefinedformatscanbeaddedasgeoreferencedmapsoryoucandefineyour
ownscannedmapsyourselfwiththeMAPDEFtool.ForthisDEMOtour,therearesome
previouslygeoreferencedmapsavailablesavedas.BMIfiles.
Double click on the icon BMI file and then browse the following directory
C:\\WindPROData\samples\Ebeltoft\maps,SelectEbe25k.bmi,ClickOK.

DoubleclickagainontheBMIfilebuttonandselectEbe50k.bmi,ClickOK.
Younowhavetwomapsindifferentscales,whichcanbeusedfortheproject.

3.4

DefiningtheSitecenter

Nowclickononeofthemapsinthelisttohighlightit,andthenonView/setsitecentre.
Thehighlightedmapfromyourlististhenloaded.

Ifyouroriginalsitecentre(madewiththecrosshairontheglobe)isoutsidetheattached
map,theglobewillbeshownasbackground,andthemapbordersasrectangles.Clicknow

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insidethemaprectangletomovethesitecentreinsideandclickthemapbuttonabove
theglobeintheupperleftcorner.

Drag the map around by holding down the left mouse button while moving the mouse.
Find the harbour at Ebeltoft. With a single click with the left mouse button, when the
mouseisheldstill,aredXcanbeplacedthisisyourSitecentre,anditmeansthatthis
pointwillbecenteredonthescreenwhenmapsareloadedlateron.Ifyouwanttochange
thesitecentre,justmarkanotherlocation.

ClickOKtothemapviewerandthenOKinthemainformandleaveProjectProperties.
Youcanalwaysreturntothismenubyclickingon:

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4. Projecting
4.1

Mapsandobject

YouarenowreturnedtothemainmenuofWindPRO:

Projecting wind turbines (WTGs) on maps begins with loading your maps. Click the globe
forloadingthefirstmap.Youareredirectedintothesecondworking
iconontheleft
whichlookslike:
spaceofWindPRO,thewindowcalled

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Click the second globe icon (see icons) to proceed with map readings
(youcanclickonthe2ndmapbuttonbeforefirstmapisfullyloaded).If
youhavemoreverylargemapfiles,makeacupofcoffeewhilethemaps
are being loaded it may take about one minute, depending on your
computerandthesizeofthemaps

When the mapsareloaded,youcanswitchquicklybetween thetwomaps byclickingon

eitheroneofthemapbuttons.

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Switch now to map button 1 where the detailed map is and where your project will be
established.

4.2

Insertingwindturbines

NewWTGsarecreatedsimplybyleft clickonthe "newWTG"symbol

inrightbutton
columnandthenleftclickontothedesiredpositiononthemap.TheWTGtypeisselected
from the WTG Catalog via the list box. Selecting "<more WTGs>" give you access to the
completeWTGCatalog.BydefiningsearchprofilesitisfasttofindthedesiredWTGforany
calculation.ThecatalogueisupdatedbyEMDwhennewinformationissuppliedbyturbine
manufacturers.

SelectaWTGtypefromtheWTGexplorerwithadoubleclick.

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Create a row by increasing

Number in row in the WTG
properties. You can also set the
angle of the row and the inter
turbine distance on this tab.
ClickOK.Therowwillappearon
themap.

ForrowsofWTGsthefollowing
rulesapply:
Drag the center selection mark
to move the row around. Drag
an outer selection mark to
rotatetherowaroundtheoppositeouterselectionmark.Holddownthe<shift>keywhile
dragginganouterselectionmarktochangetheinterturbinedistance.

NB:Ingeneralforallobjectsonmaps:Clickonceonanobjecttoactivateit(selectionmarks
will appear) then position the cursor inside one of the selection marks press and hold
downleftmousebuttonandthendragtheobjecttomoveit!
AclickwiththerightmousebuttongivesyouaccesstoObjectProperties

4.3

Insertingsimplewinddata

AfteryouhavelocatedyourWTGsyouneedtodecidewhichtypesofcalculationsyouwish
toperform:energyproduction,noise,visualization,etc.Thetypesofcalculationsdetermine
whichadditionalobjectsyouwillneed.Forexampleinthefollowing,wewilldescribeone
oftheverysimpleones:ENERGYcalculation,basedonmeasuredmeanwindspeedatthe
windfarm.

Choose the Meteo Object

and place it where the wind measurements were made

(assumethatthesewereonshore,justtotherightofthewindfarm).

YouwillbetakentotheGuidetab.SelectGoWeibull.

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Inputtheheightofmeasurement(10m)inthecellonthetopleftcorner.
Set number of sectors to 1.Select Input Mean Wind Speed and enter the values as
shownabove(MeanWindSpeed=7.0m/s,kparameter=2andfrequency=1)).

TesttheGraphics/Weibullandtakealookatthegraphs.ClickOK.

You have now the relevant data (WTG type and wind data) for a very simple energy
calculation. Notice that the WindPRO software knows the coordinates of your objects,
which is important information for later calculations, for documentation for authorities,
etc.

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5. Calculationsandresult

WhenallthenecessaryobjectshavebeencreatedyoucanreturntotheWindPROmainmenuby
clickingthecalculationtreebutton

oratthebottomon

A calculation is started by clicking the green or yellow button (arrow)

next to the required
calculation.NB:Nonlicensedmoduleswillappearwithayellowbuttonindicatingthatyoucannot
performcalculationswiththesemodules.AskEMDforatemporarylicencetotrybeforeyoubuy.

Select:

Youcannowchoosesomedifferentcalculationsetupvalues,butthedefaultvaluesarenormally
good enough just click the OK button and the calculation will begin. Please note that in the
DEMOversionyouwillnotbeabletoperformthecalculation.Insteadyouhavetheopportunity
toopenthehelpfilewiththemoduledescriptionsandprinttheexamples.

Sheardataisrequiredtoextrapolatethewindfrom10mtothehubheight.SelectUserdefinedin
thedropdownmenuandinsertaPowerlawexponentof0.1.

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Whenthecalculationisfinished,youcanviewreportsbyselectingthereportname(leftclickthe
firstlineandPrintforanentirereportoranotherlineforjustoneofthepages).

If you are keen on studying more facilities in WindPRO, feel free to create some of the other
objectsonyourmapasdescribedonnextpageandtestsomeoftheotherfeatures(justclickthe
globebuttontoreturntothemap).

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6. TheobjectsinWindPRO

NewWTGcreatesingleWTGorrowwith equalspacing.LinktothecomprehensiveWTGcatalogue,
wherealldataforenergy,noise,flicker,visualisationandeconomicis/canbegiven.

Existing WTG Statistic information (actual energy production) can be added and when calculating
energyyouquicklyseeifyourcalculatedlevelisOK.ExistingWTGshasanotherstatusincalculation
thannewWTGsandisgroupedseparatelyinthePARKprintout.

ParkDesignOnlyavailablewithOPTIMIZElicense.Createlargewindfarmlayoutswithmultiplerows
in strictly geometric patterns (for example offshore). Together withthe WTGarea object, the Park
designobjectcan"autorealize"WTGslimitedtononrestrictedareas.
Site Data input of local terrain (roughness etc.) and regional wind statistics. When WAsP is
connected, it is possible to link digital height contour maps and roughness lines. Used for ATLAS,
WAsPinterface,RESOURCEandPARK).

MeteoObjecttoimportorentermeasuredwinddataforgeneratingwindstatisticsordirectlyfor
energycalculationbasedonthemeasuredwinddata.Plentyofdataimportandanalysefeatures.
NoiseSensitiveAreaforcalculationofnoise(DECIBEL)atspecificpositions(neighbours).
WAsPObstacle tobeusedinenergycalculationsusingWAsPascalculationengine.
Camera Object contains all data for a PHOTOMONTAGE, position and photo direction, the
backgroundphoto,thecameraparameters(focallength,filmformat),weatherconditionsetc.

ControlPointtobeusedwhencalibratingcameramodelsforPHOTOMONTAGE.
ShadowReceptorforcalculationofflickering(SHADOW)atspecificpositions(neighbours).

Line Object makes it possible to digitise/edit contour lines onscreen for use as digital height
contourlines,roughnesslinesetc.Objectcanimportlinesfromdifferentdatabases/fileformats.

3DvisualizationObjectmakesitpossibletorender"freefigures",drawnfromAutocad(*.DXFfiles)
intoaphotomontageor3Danimation.

Area Object For digitising areas (polygons), e.g. forests, water, cities, farmland. The data can be
usedformultiplepurposes;exportofroughnesslines,forZVI,UMBRAandWIndPLANcalculations.

Result Layer Presentation of grid data, typically wind resource maps but also shadow calculation
results,noiseisolinemaps,ZVImapsetc.Advancedcoloursetup.
WTG Area Creates boundaries for WTG projects. For each section design options can be set as
number of WTGs, installed power and minimum distance requirements. Used by OPTIMIZE and
WindPLAN.

TextobjectCreateatextonthebackgroundmap.
Measureobject Createameasuretoolfordistancemeasurements.

VR object contains all data for a 3DAnimation (Virtual Reality), like size of area, sky background,
surfacetextureetc.

Shapetooldrawarectangleorcircleonthemapassupportforlayoutormeasuring.Thetoolscan
beusedforotherfeaturesliketheterrainprofile(WindPLAN).

eGridobjectsCreateelectricallines,busbar,transformersandloadsforelectricalcalculations.

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7. Additionalguidedtours
7.1

Addingheightcontoursdata

Goto
window(ifneeded,clickon fromtheWindPROmainmenu).

SelecttheLineObject
ontherightbar.Clickonthesymbolandplacethelineobjecton
themapnearthesitecentre.

Choose purpose: Height contour lines and click on "Load file". Find the file: \WindPRO
Data\Samples\Ebel_oro.wpoandloadit.

Ifyouhaveexistingobjectsyouwillgetthiswindowwhichaskforconfirmationthatthez
coordinatesfromtheobjectsshallcomefromtheheightcontours.ClickOK.

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Nowthescreenshouldlooklikethis:

Pleasenote,thatthesoftwarecalculatesa"TriangularIrregularNetwork"(TIN),whichisa
height model where all points are used for creating triangles. This makes the software
ready for calculating the Zlevel (altitude) at any point inside the TIN radius (the yellow
circle),whichbydefaultis3000m,butcanbechangedintheObjectPropertiesinthetab
sheet"Presentation".Movethecursoraroundandseeinthebottomofthewindowhow
theZvalueisupdated.

Height contoursdata can beloadedin manyfileformats;you canalsomanuallyeditand

change the height data. Last but not least you can load the NASAsourced Shuttle Radar
TopographyMissionheightdatafromInternet.Thesedataareavailableforfreeformostof
theglobe.

7.2

ExportingtoGoogleEarth

InordertoexportanyobjectsfromWindPROtoGoogleEarth,youneedtobeconnectedto
InternetandtohaveGoogleEarthinstalledonyourcomputer(http://earth.google.com).
clickshowobject
toviewtheobjectlist.Selectwindturbinesin
In
thelist(byclickingonthemwiththemousetoselectmorethanoneobject,holddown
shiftwhenclicking)andclickGoogleEarthicon .

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WindPROwillcreateakmzfilewhichyoucansaveinthesamefolderastheprojectdata.
SelectOpenanditwilllaunchGoogleEarth(ifinstalled)insertingthewindturbinesin3Dat
therightposition.

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