Learning Paths

Choose your learning path based on your background and goals. Each path provides a structured progression through the PyWAsP documentation.

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Wind Energy Engineer

Background: Familiar with wind resource assessment concepts but new to Python

Goal: Use PyWAsP for practical WRA tasks

Recommended Path

1. Overview: Why PyWAsP? - Understand PyWAsP’s role

2. Installation - Set up your environment

3. Quick Overview - Your first AEP calculation

4. From WAsP to PyWAsP - Map WAsP GUI concepts

5. Classical resource assessment step-by-step - Classical WAsP workflow

6. Calculate AEP - Deep dive into AEP

WAsP GUI User

Background: Experienced with WAsP GUI, some Python knowledge

Goal: Transition existing workflows to PyWAsP

Recommended Path

1. From WAsP to PyWAsP - Concept mapping

2. Installation - Set up PyWAsP

3. Quick Overview - See PyWAsP in action

4. PyWAsP: Importing objects from a WAsP workspace (WWH file) - Import WAsP workspaces

5. Classical resource assessment step-by-step - Classical workflow

6. User Guide - Complete reference

Python Developer

Background: Strong Python skills, new to wind energy

Goal: Build custom wind analysis tools

Recommended Path

1. Overview: Why PyWAsP? - Domain context

2. Installation - Set up environment

3. Working With Xarray and WindKit - Data structures

4. Wind Climates - Wind climate types and schemas

5. Wind Climates - PyWAsP wind climate workflows

6. API Reference - API reference

Researcher / Academic

Background: Scientific computing experience, research focus

Goal: Use PyWAsP for wind energy research

Recommended Path

1. Overview: Why PyWAsP? - Capabilities overview

2. Working With Xarray and WindKit - Data integration

3. WAsP Flow Model - WAsP model theory

4. LINCOM Model - LINCOM for extreme winds

5. PyWAsP: modeling losses and uncertainty of AEP - Losses and uncertainties

6. Gallery - Code gallery

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Quick Reference by Task

Find the right documentation for common tasks:

Task	Documentation
Install PyWAsP	Installation
Calculate AEP for a wind farm	Quick Overview, Calculate AEP
Import WAsP workspace	PyWAsP: Importing objects from a WAsP workspace (WWH file)
Create a resource grid	PyWAsP: From observed wind climate to resource map
Add wake effects	Calculate AEP (Potential AEP section)
Work with terrain data	Topography
Understand wind climates	Wind Climates
Estimate extreme winds (LINCOM)	LINCOM Model
Account for losses and uncertainty	PyWAsP: modeling losses and uncertainty of AEP

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All Tutorials

Tutorial 1

Classical WAsP Workflow

Classical resource assessment step-by-step

Tutorial 2

Computing a Resource Grid

PyWAsP: From observed wind climate to resource map

Tutorial 3

GWC Interpolation

Experiment with response of WAsP’s Roughness Change modelling

Tutorial 4

Working with Topography

Evaluating roughness maps at Østerild

Tutorial 5

Importing WAsP Workspaces

PyWAsP: Importing objects from a WAsP workspace (WWH file)

Tutorial 6

Losses and Uncertainties

PyWAsP: modeling losses and uncertainty of AEP

Tutorial 7

LINCOM Extreme Winds

Working with polygon and line maps

Tutorial 8

Mesoscale Integration

Generalized wind climate interpolation