Terrain-aware Deep Learning for Wind Energy Applications: From Kilometer-scale Forecasts to Fine Wind Fields

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Auteurs principaux: Lin, Chensen, Tie, Ruian, Yi, Shihong, Zhong, Xiaohui, Li, Hao
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author Lin, Chensen
Tie, Ruian
Yi, Shihong
Zhong, Xiaohui
Li, Hao
author_facet Lin, Chensen
Tie, Ruian
Yi, Shihong
Zhong, Xiaohui
Li, Hao
contents High-resolution wind information is essential for wind energy planning and power forecasting, particularly in regions with complex terrain. However, most AI-based weather forecasting models operate at kilometer-scale resolution, constrained by the reanalysis datasets they are trained on. Here we introduce FuXi-CFD, an AI-based downscaling framework designed to generate detailed three-dimensional wind fields at 30-meter horizontal resolution, using only coarse-resolution atmospheric inputs. The model is trained on a large-scale dataset generated via computational fluid dynamics (CFD), encompassing a wide range of terrain types, surface roughness, and inflow conditions. Remarkably, FuXi-CFD predicts full 3D wind structures -- including vertical wind and turbulent kinetic energy -- based solely on horizontal wind input at 10 meters above ground, the typical output of AI-based forecast systems. It achieves CFD-comparable accuracy while reducing inference time from hours to seconds. By bridging the resolution gap between regional forecasts and site-specific wind dynamics, FuXi-CFD offers a scalable and operationally efficient solution to support the growing demands of renewable energy deployment.
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spellingShingle Terrain-aware Deep Learning for Wind Energy Applications: From Kilometer-scale Forecasts to Fine Wind Fields
Lin, Chensen
Tie, Ruian
Yi, Shihong
Zhong, Xiaohui
Li, Hao
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
High-resolution wind information is essential for wind energy planning and power forecasting, particularly in regions with complex terrain. However, most AI-based weather forecasting models operate at kilometer-scale resolution, constrained by the reanalysis datasets they are trained on. Here we introduce FuXi-CFD, an AI-based downscaling framework designed to generate detailed three-dimensional wind fields at 30-meter horizontal resolution, using only coarse-resolution atmospheric inputs. The model is trained on a large-scale dataset generated via computational fluid dynamics (CFD), encompassing a wide range of terrain types, surface roughness, and inflow conditions. Remarkably, FuXi-CFD predicts full 3D wind structures -- including vertical wind and turbulent kinetic energy -- based solely on horizontal wind input at 10 meters above ground, the typical output of AI-based forecast systems. It achieves CFD-comparable accuracy while reducing inference time from hours to seconds. By bridging the resolution gap between regional forecasts and site-specific wind dynamics, FuXi-CFD offers a scalable and operationally efficient solution to support the growing demands of renewable energy deployment.
title Terrain-aware Deep Learning for Wind Energy Applications: From Kilometer-scale Forecasts to Fine Wind Fields
topic Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.12732