A novel method to optimize electricity generation from wind energy

E.E. Vogel, G. Saravia, S. Kobe, R. Schumann and R. Schuster

Renewable Energy, 2018, vol. 126, issue C, 724-735

Abstract: We present and discuss a new technique based on information theory to detect in advance favorable periods of wind activity (positive ramps) for electricity generation. In addition this technique could also help in the analysis of plant operation and management protocols design. Real data from wind power plants in Germany is used; this information is freely available in the internet with reliable registers every 15 min. A simple protocol to mix such wind energy production with electricity coming from conventional sources is proposed as a way to test the proposed algorithm. The eight-year period 2010–2017 is analyzed looking for different behaviors in wind activity. The first five years (2010–2014) are employed to calibrate the method, while the remaining three years (2015–2017) are used to test previous calibration without any further variation in the tuning possibilities described below.

Keywords: Wind energy; Wind ramps; Energy management; Information theory; Optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.03.064

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