Overview
Personal Profile
Paul Fleming is the principal investigator for wind energy control systems at NLR. His research focuses on the design, analysis, and validation of wind farm control technologies. He is also the operating agent for IEA Wind Task 44: Wind Farm Flow Control and a chief editor for the Wind Energy Science journal.
Research Interests
Wind Farm Control
Wake Steering
Field Validation
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Electrical Engineering, Binghamton University
PhD, Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Master, Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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A Tutorial on the Control of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
Johnson, K., Tully, Z., Brunik, K., Starke, G., Sinner, M., Koleva, M., Bay, C., Grant, E., Fleming, P., Sanyal, J. & King, J., 2025, p. 2128-2138. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Comparison of Wind Farm Control Strategies Under Realistic Offshore Wind Conditions: Turbine Quantities of Interest
Frederik, J., Simley, E., Brown, K., Yalla, G., Cheung, L. & Fleming, P., 2025, In: Wind Energy Science. 10, 4, p. 755-777 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparison of Wind-Farm Control Strategies Under Realistic Offshore Wind Conditions: Wake Quantities of Interest
Brown, K., Yalla, G., Cheung, L., Frederik, J., Houck, D., deVelder, N., Simley, E. & Fleming, P., 2025, In: Wind Energy Science. 10, 8, p. 1737-1762 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Distributed Reinforcement Learning and Consensus Control of Energy Systems
King, J. (Inventor), Fleming, P. (Inventor), Dall'Anese, E. (Inventor), Bay, C. (Inventor) & Graf, P. (Inventor), 2025, National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), Patent No. 12,331,721 B2, 17 Jun 2025Research output: Patent
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Real-Time Hybrid Energy System Emulation and Control Using Hercules and the Wind Hybrid Open Controller
Starke, G., Sinner, M. & Fleming, P., 2025, p. 2139-2145. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Awards and Honors
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NREL Distinguished Member of Research Staff
Zhu, K. (Recipient), Vidal, J. (Recipient), Tao, L. (Recipient), Tan, J. (Recipient), Smith, W. (Recipient), Schaidle, J. (Recipient), Reese, M. (Recipient), Parilla, P. (Recipient), Palmintier, B. (Recipient), Musial, W. (Recipient), Moriarty, P. (Recipient), Mann, M. (Recipient), Mai, T. (Recipient), Luther, J. (Recipient), Laurens, L. (Recipient), King, J. (Recipient), Johnston, S. (Recipient), Jackson, R. (Recipient), Hodge, B.-M. (Recipient), Heath, G. (Recipient), Hale, E. (Recipient), Habas, S. (Recipient), Gruchalla, K. (Recipient), Gevorgian, V. (Recipient), Geisz, J. (Recipient), Fleming, P. (Recipient), Farrell, J. (Recipient), Ding, F. (Recipient), Denholm, P. (Recipient), Ciesielski, P. (Recipient), Churchfield, M. (Recipient), Bomble, Y. (Recipient) & Blackburn, J. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Honorary award