Abstract
The energy potential of wind for the eastern region of Saudi Arabia is investigated based on measurements of a complete year data at a coastal location in eastern Saudi Arabia. A suitable Weibull distribution is generated and a comparison of this model is made with the Rayleigh distribution of wind power densities. Two horizontal-axis type of wind energy conversion systems which operate at fixed rpm are considered for the determination of the extractable wind power, and a model of quadratic power output function is used between the cut-in speed and rated speed. It is shown that small-scale wind energy systems are suitable in the eastern part of Saudi Arabia for power generation and irrigation purposes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 909-917 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | International Journal of Energy Research |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
Keywords
- Energy
- Environment
- Statistical data
- Wind
- Wind power
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