TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of wind speed variability on wind power potential and estimated generation cost
AU - Yeter, P.
AU - Güler, O.
AU - Akdaǧ, S. A.
PY - 2012/2/22
Y1 - 2012/2/22
N2 - Wind measurements are generally taken at hourly intervals. Since wind speed fluctuates rapidly over time, some critical errors might occur between the estimated and the actual energy output. In this study, the impact of wind speed variability on wind power potential and estimated generation cost was analyzed by using 22 years of wind data sets for two different models of wind turbines with the capacities of 1,500 kW and 2,500 kW. As a result, the differences observed in annual energy production estimation for a 1,500 kW turbine and a 2,500 kW turbine were up to 50.1% and 48.89%, respectively. Consequently, the same differences occurred between yearly energy production costs.
AB - Wind measurements are generally taken at hourly intervals. Since wind speed fluctuates rapidly over time, some critical errors might occur between the estimated and the actual energy output. In this study, the impact of wind speed variability on wind power potential and estimated generation cost was analyzed by using 22 years of wind data sets for two different models of wind turbines with the capacities of 1,500 kW and 2,500 kW. As a result, the differences observed in annual energy production estimation for a 1,500 kW turbine and a 2,500 kW turbine were up to 50.1% and 48.89%, respectively. Consequently, the same differences occurred between yearly energy production costs.
KW - economic analysis
KW - Turkey
KW - wind power potential
KW - wind speed variability
KW - wind turbine
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84859169970&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15567249.2011.628960
DO - 10.1080/15567249.2011.628960
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84859169970
SN - 1556-7249
VL - 7
SP - 339
EP - 347
JO - Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy
JF - Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy
IS - 4
ER -
