Wind farm electrical power production model for load flow analysis

Isidoro Segura-Heras, Guillermo Escrivá-Escrivá and Manuel Alcázar-Ortega

Renewable Energy, 2011, vol. 36, issue 3, 1008-1013

Abstract: The importance of renewable energy increases in activities relating to new forms of managing and operating electrical power: especially wind power. Wind generation is increasing its share in the electricity generation portfolios of many countries. Wind power production in Spain has doubled over the past four years and has reached 20GW. One of the greatest problems facing wind farms is that the electrical power generated depends on the variable characteristics of the wind. To become competitive in a liberalized market, the reliability of wind energy must be guaranteed. Good local wind forecasts are therefore essential for the accurate prediction of generation levels for each moment of the day.

Keywords: Wind energy; Wind farms; Weibull distribution; Correlated wind speeds; Distributed generation; Reliability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.09.007

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