@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def smooth_power_curve(power_curve_wind_speeds, power_curve_values,
124124
125125
126126def wake_losses_to_power_curve (power_curve_wind_speeds , power_curve_values ,
127- wake_losses_method = 'wind_efficiency_curve ' ,
127+ wake_losses_method = 'efficiency_curve ' ,
128128 wind_farm_efficiency = None ):
129129 r"""
130130 Applies wake losses depending on the method to a power curve.
@@ -139,13 +139,14 @@ def wake_losses_to_power_curve(power_curve_wind_speeds, power_curve_values,
139139 `power_curve_wind_speeds`.
140140 wake_losses_method : String
141141 Defines the method for talking wake losses within the farm into
142- consideration. Options: 'wind_efficiency_curve ', 'constant_efficiency'.
143- Default: 'wind_efficiency_curve '.
142+ consideration. Options: 'efficiency_curve ', 'constant_efficiency'.
143+ Default: 'efficiency_curve '.
144144 wind_farm_efficiency : Float or pd.DataFrame or Dictionary
145- Efficiency of the wind farm. Either constant (float) or wind efficiency
146- curve (pd.DataFrame or Dictionary) contianing 'wind_speed' and
145+ Efficiency of the wind farm. Either constant (float) or efficiency
146+ curve (pd.DataFrame or Dictionary) containing 'wind_speed' and
147147 'efficiency' columns/keys with wind speeds in m/s and the
148- corresponding dimensionless wind farm efficiency. Default: None.
148+ corresponding dimensionless wind farm efficiency (reduction of power).
149+ Default: None.
149150
150151 Returns
151152 -------
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ def wake_losses_to_power_curve(power_curve_wind_speeds, power_curve_values,
170171 raise TypeError ("'wind_farm_efficiency' must be float if " +
171172 "`wake_losses_method´ is '{0}'" )
172173 power_curve_df ['power' ] = power_curve_values * wind_farm_efficiency
173- elif wake_losses_method == 'wind_efficiency_curve ' :
174+ elif wake_losses_method == 'efficiency_curve ' :
174175 if (not isinstance (wind_farm_efficiency , dict ) and
175176 not isinstance (wind_farm_efficiency , pd .DataFrame )):
176177 raise TypeError (
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ def wake_losses_to_power_curve(power_curve_wind_speeds, power_curve_values,
190191 raise ValueError (
191192 "`wake_losses_method` is {0} but should be " .format (
192193 wake_losses_method ) +
193- "'constant_efficiency' or 'wind_efficiency_curve '" )
194+ "'constant_efficiency' or 'efficiency_curve '" )
194195 return power_curve_df
195196
196197
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