Open AccessAnalysis of wind power potential by the three-parameter Weibull distribution to install a wind turbine
Author(s) -
Sukkiramathi K,
Seshaiah CV
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
energy exploration and exploitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.435
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2048-4054
pISSN - 0144-5987
DOI - 10.1177/0144598719871628
Subject(s) - weibull distribution , wind power , turbine , energy independence , resource (disambiguation) , renewable energy , environmental economics , nameplate capacity , environmental science , engineering , meteorology , power (physics) , electricity generation , computer science , electrical engineering , economics , statistics , mechanical engineering , mathematics , geography , quantum mechanics , computer network , physics
Energy is essential for any country’s economic growth and is inevitable in improving the standard of life of its citizens. Since independence, India has spent considerable resources on increasing its energy capacity. As a result, the country’s energy generation capacity has increased considerably. Wind energy is a clean and eco-friendly energy source and is increasingly being accepted as a major complementary energy source for securing a sustainable and clean energy for future in India. The appropriate wind speed distribution is the key to assess the wind resource at a particular location. In this paper, the three-parameter Weibull distribution is used to estimate the capacity factor at different heights. This research provides information of wind characteristics of potential sites and helps in selecting suitable wind turbines.
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