Wind shear coefficient, turbulence intensity and wind power potential assessment for Dhulom, Saudi Arabia

Shafiqur Rehman and Naif M. Al-Abbadi

Renewable Energy, 2008, vol. 33, issue 12, 2653-2660

Abstract: The study presents the local values of wind shear coefficient (WSC) estimated using wind speed measurements made at 20, 30 and 40m above ground level (AGL) during November 01, 1998 and October 12, 2002. The study also includes the local values of air density calculated using temperature and pressure measurement made at 2m AGL during the same period. The mean wind speed above 4m/s and the standard deviation values were used to obtain the turbulence intensities (TI) at different heights. These local values of WSC were used to estimate the wind speed at hub-height of the wind turbines used in this study. Energy yield was calculated for a hypothetical wind form of 60MW installed capacity assumed to be consisting of 100, 60 and 30 wind turbines of 600, 1000 and 2000kW from DeWind, respectively.

Keywords: Wind shear coefficient; Turbulence intensity; Wind power assessment; Frequency distribution; Wind speed; Air density (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.02.012

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