TY - GEN
T1 - Novel method for estimating the CF of variable speed wind turbines
AU - Albadi, M. H.
AU - El-Saadany, E. F.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This paper presents a novel method for estimating the capacity factor (CF) of variable speed wind turbines using wind speed characteristics at any site and the power performance curve parameters of any variable speed wind turbine (VSWT). Compared to the existing model, the proposed CF formulation is simpler and results in more accurate CF estimation. The accuracy of the proposed CF model is verified using measured data. Moreover, the new formulation is modified to estimate the CF at any tower height. The accuracy of the modified CF model over that of the existing extrapolation one is verified using a case study.
AB - This paper presents a novel method for estimating the capacity factor (CF) of variable speed wind turbines using wind speed characteristics at any site and the power performance curve parameters of any variable speed wind turbine (VSWT). Compared to the existing model, the proposed CF formulation is simpler and results in more accurate CF estimation. The accuracy of the proposed CF model is verified using measured data. Moreover, the new formulation is modified to estimate the CF at any tower height. The accuracy of the modified CF model over that of the existing extrapolation one is verified using a case study.
KW - Capacity factor
KW - Turbine-site matching
KW - Weibull distribution function
KW - Wind power
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U2 - 10.1109/PES.2009.5275966
DO - 10.1109/PES.2009.5275966
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77649298831
SN - 9781424442416
T3 - 2009 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PES '09
BT - 2009 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PES '09
T2 - 2009 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PES '09
Y2 - 26 July 2009 through 30 July 2009
ER -