Title :
A feasibility study for electricity generation using wind power systems in the Malaysian Borneo
Author :
Khatib, T. ; Mohamed, Amr
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr., Electron. & Syst. Eng., Univ. Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
Abstract :
In this hourly wind speed data for nine sites in Malaysia are used to optimally design wind power systems. These sites are Bintulu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Terengganu, Kuching, Kudat, Mersing, Sandakan, Tawau and Pulau Langkawi. However, the designed wind power systems are supposed to supply hourly load demand (6.13kWh/day, 0.52 kW peak) at 1% loss of load probability. The cost of energy for each system is calculated and compared to the cost of energy of a standalone PV power system, a diesel generator power system and the electricity grid. The results show that the average cost of energy for wind power system in Malaysia is (1.6-7.29) USD/kWh while it is (0.35-0.5) USD/kWh, (0.27-0.30) USD/kWh and 0.11 USD/kWh for PV power system, diesel generator power system and electricity grid respectively. Based on this, the use of wind power system as a standalone system is not recommended for Malaysia.
Keywords :
diesel-electric generators; photovoltaic power systems; power grids; probability; wind power plants; Bintulu; Kota Kinabalu; Kuala Terengganu; Kuching; Kudat; Malaysian Borneo; Mersing; Pulau Langkawi; Sandakan; Tawau; diesel generator power system; electricity generation; electricity grid; hourly load demand; hourly wind speed data; load probability; standalone PV power system; wind power systems; Batteries; Generators; Mathematical model; Optimization; Wind power generation; Wind speed; Wind turbines; Malaysai; Wind potential; Wind power system;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy (PECon), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kota Kinabalu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5017-4
DOI :
10.1109/PECon.2012.6450283
