Wind power dispatchability issues and enhancement methods-A review

The wind power is one of the most significant non-conventional energy sources of the recent times. Despite of its drawback of being intermittent in nature, it has become successful in grabbing the attention of the investors across the globe. Today it is one of the major renewable sources of energy overshadowing its drawbacks of intermittency. But it is claimed to be nondispatchable because of its intermittent nature. If its role as a dispatchable source of power is proved then its contribution as a bulk power source can be appreciated. Accurate wind forecast methods and the use of backup energy sources are found to be the solutions to enhance the dispatchability of the wind power. This paper reviews the different methods on the enhancement of wind power dispatchability.