Wind turbine farm

1. A wind turbine farm comprising:

a plurality of steerable wind turbines each having a turbine diameter, wherein

the plurality of steerable wind turbines is separated into a plurality of modules each placed in a fixed module placement and oriented in one of a plurality of fixed module orientations, wherein each one of the plurality of fixed module orientations corresponds with one of a plurality of prevailing wind directions, wherein

the plurality of modules is separated into a plurality of sets placed in a plurality of fixed set positions.

2. The wind turbine farm of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of modules is positioned no closer than approximately six turbine diameters and no further than approximately fifteen turbine diameters from each another.

3. The wind turbine farm of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of fixed set positions comprises:

a first fixed set position oriented along a first axis; and

a second fixed set position oriented along a second axis and parallel with the first axis, wherein

each of the sets of the second fixed set position are rotated 180 degrees with respect to the sets in the first fixed set position.

4. The wind turbine farm of claim 2 , wherein the fixed module placement comprises:

three or more modules placed approximately equidistant from one another.

5. The wind turbine farm of claim 4 , wherein the three or more modules are each spaced approximately ten turbine diameters apart from each other.

6. The wind turbine farm of claim 1 , wherein each fixed module orientation is oriented within approximately 15 degrees to the corresponding prevailing wind direction.

7. The wind turbine farm of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of modules is a matrix of at least two steerable wind turbines, wherein the matrix is selected from the group consisting of: a 2×1 matrix, a 2×2 matrix, a 2×3 matrix, and a 2×4 matrix.

8. The wind turbine farm of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of steerable wind turbines is vertically steerable.

9. The wind turbine farm of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of steerable wind turbines is horizontally steerable.

10. The wind turbine farm of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of steerable wind turbines has a turbine diameter in a range of approximately 50 to 100 meters.

11. A method for configuring a wind turbine farm defined by an area comprising:

creating a rose graph of the area, the rose graph graphically illustrating a plurality of wind characteristics of the area;

analyzing the rose graph to determine a plurality of prevailing wind directions;

placing a plurality of sets in a plurality of fixed set positions, wherein each of the plurality of sets comprises:

a plurality of modules each placed in a fixed module placement and oriented in one of a plurality of fixed module orientations, wherein each one of the plurality of fixed module orientations corresponds with one of the plurality of prevailing wind directions, wherein each of the plurality of modules is each positioned no closer than approximately six turbine diameters and no further than approximately fifteen turbine diameters from each another, and wherein each of the plurality of modules comprises:

a plurality of steerable wind turbines each having a turbine diameter.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the analyzing the rose graph comprises:

determining a first prevailing wind direction based on a first highest wind direction and speed probability distribution;

determining a second prevailing wind direction based on a second highest wind direction and speed probability distribution, wherein the second highest wind direction and speed probability distribution is equal to or lower than the first highest wind direction and speed probability distribution; and

determining a third prevailing wind direction based on a third highest wind direction and speed probability distribution, wherein the third highest wind direction and speed probability distribution is equal to or lower than the second highest wind direction and speed probability distribution.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

determining at least one additional prevailing wind based on at least one additional highest wind direction and speed probability distribution, wherein the at least one highest wind direction and speed probability distribution is equal to or lower than the third highest wind direction and speed probability distribution.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the analyzing the rose graph comprises:

determining at least one prevailing wind based on at least one highest wind direction and speed probability distribution.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the wind characteristics are selected from the group consisting of: a wind direction, a wind speed, and a wind duration.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of fixed set positions comprises:

a first fixed set position oriented along a first axis, wherein

a second fixed set position oriented along a second axis and parallel with the first axis, wherein

each of the sets of the second fixed set position are rotated 180 degrees with respect to the sets in the first fixed set position.

17. A method for operating a wind turbine farm comprising:

steering a current turbine, wherein the current turbine is one of a plurality of steerable wind turbines each having a turbine diameter, wherein

the plurality of steerable wind turbines is separated into a plurality of modules each placed in a fixed module placement and oriented in one of a plurality of fixed module orientations, wherein each one of the plurality of fixed module orientations corresponds with one of a plurality of prevailing wind directions, and wherein

the plurality of modules is separated into a plurality of sets placed in a plurality of fixed set positions;

determining a turbine control mode based on presence of one or more downwind turbines; and

tuning the current turbine based on the turbine control mode.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the steering comprises:

determining a wind direction for the current turbine;

setting an azimuth angle and veer for the current turbine; and

determining an idle status of the current turbine.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the determining the turbine control mode comprises:

if the idle status of the current turbine is idle, setting the turbine control mode of the current turbine to an upwind interference mode; and

setting a current turbine target output based on properties of the wind direction.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the determining the turbine control mode comprises:

if the idle status of the current turbine is not idle, determining whether the one or more downwind turbines is in a same module as the current turbine;

if the one or more downwind turbines is in the same module, setting the status of the one or more downwind turbines to idle;

reading the current wind speed;

determining whether the one or more downwind turbines is located within a range of less than approximately 15 turbine diameters;

if the one or more downwind turbines is within a range of less than 15 turbine diameters, setting the turbine control mode of the current turbine to a downwind interference mode and adding a downwind turbine output to a current turbine output; and

if the one or more downwind turbines is within a range of more than 15 turbine diameters, setting the turbine control mode of the current turbine to a non-interference mode.