Previsional estimation of the energy output of windgenerators

Rodolfo Pallabazzer

Renewable Energy, 2004, vol. 29, issue 3, 413-420

Abstract: This paper illustrates a simple method for evaluating the energy output of windgenerators of known main characteristics in a site of known wind typology. The method is based on the matching of a model of the WECS with the Weibull model of wind regime. To enter the method the following quantities must be known: Weibull shape parameter and mean wind speed, turbine diameter, hub height, cut-in and nominal wind speeds and nominal power. With these quantities one can enter a diagram that gives the value of the plant utilisation factor for any specific siting. An example shows how to make a choice among several models of small size.

Keywords: Wind generators; Wind energy; Output; Siting; Weibull (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(03)00197-6

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