A comprehensive review of wind resource assessment

KSR Murthy, OP Rahi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
A minor deviation in wind speed causes large deviation in the output power of wind turbine
because of cubic bond association between these two parameters. Therefore, a precise …

A review of technical issues on the development of wind farms

GMJ Herbert, S Iniyan, D Amutha - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Energy is the prime mover of economic growth and is vital to sustain a modern economic
and social development. Renewable energy applications have brought about significant …

Design and optimization of airfoils and a 20 kW wind turbine using multi-objective genetic algorithm and HARP_Opt code

KR Ram, SP Lal, MR Ahmed - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Small wind turbines (SWTs) are ideal for supplying electricity to small remote communities
that do not have grid access. However, literature review and trends point out that SWTs are …

Evaluation of wind energy resource and wind turbine characteristics at two locations in China

C Li, Y Liu, G Li, J Li, D Zhu, W Jia, G Li, Y Zhi… - Technology in Society, 2016 - Elsevier
The ten-year monthly mean wind speed data at 10, 50,100, 150 and 300 m heights over a
typical year were statistically analyzed in this study to determine the potential for wind power …

Introduction to FACTS controllers in wind power farms: A technological review

B Singh - International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, 2012 - dergipark.org.tr
This paper presents a state-of-the-art on enhancement of different performance parameters
of power systems such as voltage profile, dam** of oscillations, loadability, reduce the …

A techno-economic and spatial analysis for the optimal planning of wind energy in Kythira island, Greece

G Xydis - International Journal of Production Economics, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and especially wind energy are seen as an
essential part of the future clean energy system. In the present paper, the wind potential of …

Analysis of wind speed data for four locations in Ireland based on Weibull distribution's linear regression model

PG Jamdade, SG Jamdade - International Journal of Renewable …, 2012 - dergipark.org.tr
Wind speed is the most important parameter in the design and study of wind energy
conversion systems (WECS). The main aim of this study is to assess wind power potential of …

Grid electricity for Fiji islands: Future supply options and assessment of demand trends

RD Prasad, A Raturi - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Electricity is a secondary energy source and one of the main drivers for economic
development of a nation. Long-term planning for electricity demand is essential for strategic …

Investigation of wind energy potentials in Brunei Darussalam

MA Salam, MG Yazdani, QM Rahman, D Nurul… - Frontiers in Energy, 2019 - Springer
Conventional power generation mainly depends on natural gas and diesel oil in Brunei
Darussalam. The power utility company is now thinking of power generation using natural …

Wind power variability during the passage of cold fronts across South Africa

A Dalton, B Bekker, AC Kruger - Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, 2019 - scielo.org.za
Wind is a naturally variable resource that fluctuates across timescales and, by the same
token, the electricity generated by wind also fluctuates across timescales. At longer …