In this study, the wind energy potential and economic analysis in 13 locations are investigated using wind speed data measured at 10m height. From the collected data which are the daily, monthly and frequency profiles of the wind speed at these sites, the southern region of Algeria is found to...

An accurate quantification and characterization of the available wind resources is necessary to optimally design a wind farm. To effectively evaluate the wind energy, studying the wind's statistical characteristics is required. The probability distribution of wind speed is a very important piece...

During the summer of 2003, the state of Arizona took delivery of a set of high-resolution wind energy maps that were developed with a meso-scale wind energy model coupled with wind data. The geographical information system data supplied with the wind maps was used to create a wind resource...

This paper presents the wind energy potential and economic analysis in five selected locations in the southern region of Algeria using wind speed data collected over a period of twelve years. The technical and economic evaluations of electricity generation from four commercial wind turbine...

This paper presents a wind energy assessment and a wind farm simulation in the city of Triunfo in the state of Pernambuco in the northeast region of Brazil. The wind data were obtained from the SONDA (Sistema de Organização Nacional de Dados Ambientais) project’s meteor station (wind speed,...

The capacity factor is an essential indicator in evaluating a wind turbine's efficiency. In this paper, four kinds of power curve models—linear, quadratic, cubic, and general—are applied to estimate the capacity factor of a pitch-controlled wind turbine based on the Weibull probability...

In this paper, the aerodynamic performance of the telescopic blade wind turbine concept has been analysed experimentally and computationally. A model-scale wind turbine with two-stage telescopic blades, having a chord ratio of 0.6, was studied in the wind tunnel for different blade extensions...

Hybrid power systems based on renewable energy sources, especially photovoltaic and wind energy are an effective option to solve the power-supply problem for remote and isolated areas far from the grids. This paper presents a study and design of a complete hybrid system for providing the...

Battery charging and water pumping has been the only applications for wind energy in South Africa till now. A conservative estimate of the wind resource indicates that approximately 5% to 6% of the South African energy demands can be supplied from wind. However the low cost of electricity due to...