Estimation of the influences of spatiotemporal variations in air density on wind energy assessment in China based on deep neural network

Yushi Liang, Chunbing Wu, Xiaodong Ji, Mulan Zhang, Yiran Li, Jianjun He and Zhiheng Qin

Energy, 2022, vol. 239, issue PC

Abstract: This study proposes a deep neural network-based wind energy assessment method, aiming to systematically evaluate the effects of the spatiotemporal variations in air density on wind energy assessment in China. On this basis, the spatiotemporal patterns of air density are modelled on a high-spatial-resolution scale (1000 m × 1000 m). The influence of the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of air density on the wind energy production is quantified, and the spatiotemporal variability of the corresponding wind energy production is estimated. The results demonstrate that changes in air density during the year present typical periodic characteristics. The mean air density value in January is 1.079 kg/m3, the highest throughout the year. The difference in mean air density between cold and warm seasons in the study area shows a decreasing law of higher in the northeast and lower in the southwest. When the elevation is less than 3500 m, it reaches 5.06%. The observed spatiotemporal variability in annual energy production exhibits a distinct seasonal cycle, with the highest production appears in spring (2.968 GWh/yr). The total annual energy production in the cold season is 16.08 GWh/yr, whereas the annual energy production decreases by higher than 23.46% when it comes to the warm season.

Keywords: Air density; Wind energy assessment; Spatiotemporal variations; Deep neural network; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.122210

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