DocumentCode
837561
Title
Economic Design of Wind Electric Systems
Author
Johnson, Gary L.
Author_Institution
Kansas State University
Issue
2
fYear
1978
fDate
3/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
554
Lastpage
562
Abstract
Long term wind records are used to select the rated wind speed for wind electric generators. The wind is characterized by a Weibull dencity function. Detailed results are presented for western Kansas. Graphs are presented which can be used to design a wind system for maximum specific output for a specified load factor at a given site. It is shown that a wind turbine rated at a wind speed of 9 m/s has a specific output within 80% of the maximum for a wide range of wind conditions.
Keywords
Fuel economy; Generators; Ocean temperature; Power generation; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Wind energy generation; Wind power generation; Wind speed; Wind turbines;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9510
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPAS.1978.354518
Filename
4181463
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