Weibull distribution can be used to model the wind speed distribution at a particular site and hence, it can help in wind resource assessment (WRA) of a site. By calculating the shape (k) and scale (c) parameters for Weibull distribution, the wind speed frequency curve for a site can be made....

Even though a number of new mathematical functions have been proposed for modeling wind speed probability density distributions, still the Weibull function continues to be the most commonly used model in the literature. Therefore, the parameters of this function are still widely used to obtain...

This paper is to study Weibull distribution and Maximum Entropy Principle applied to fit the wind speed frequency distribution of the intertidal zone anemometer towers. Comparisons of the results from Weibull distribution and Maximum Entropy distribution are made for the characteristics of the...

In this work, a statistical analysis of wind energy potential in Maiduguri is carried out, using Weibull distribution and 10 years (1995–2004) of wind data. The results show the Weibull distribution parameter C and K, the probability function T (V), the velocity frequency distribution f (V),...

A wind energy system converts the kinetic energy of the wind into mechanical or electrical energy that can be harnessed for practical uses and transform the economy of rural areas where access to water and electricity is very restricted and industry is almost nonexistent in most of the...

The Weibull density function has been used to estimate the wind energy potential in Grenada, West Indies. Based on historic recordings of mean hourly wind velocity this analysis shows the importance to incorporate the variation in wind energy potential during diurnal cycles. Wind energy...

The wind characteristics of six locations in the State of Kuwait have been assessed. The annual average wind speed for the considered sites ranged from 3.7 to 5.5m/s and a mean wind power density from 80 to 167W/m2 at standard height of 10m. The Weibull parameters and power density of each...

Conventional energy usage has various environmental effects that cause global warming. Renewable energy sources are thus more favorable because they have nearly zero emission. Wind energy, among the various renewable sources, finds increasing usage, concurrent with developing technology. In...

Utilization of wind energy as an energy source has been growing rapidly in the whole world due to environmental pollution, consumption of the limited fossil fuels and global warming. Although Turkey has fairly high wind energy potential, exploitation of the wind energy is still in the crawling...

The wind profile of Letšeng-la-Terae in Lesotho is analyzed using a 2-year data of 10-min averages. Wind velocity distribution data is estimated as a Weibull distribution using the Graphical Method and Method of Moments. The optimal Weibull parameters for the bi-annual data are obtained using...