ESTIMATION OF WIND POWER DENSITY AT AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Dino Masle; Predrag  Marić; Dario  Galić

doi:10.18690/jet.5.1.65-78.2012

Dino Masle Fakultet elektrotehnike, računarstva i informacijskih tehnologija Osijek
Predrag Marić University of Osijek, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Dario Galić Fakultet za dentalnu medicinu i zdravstvo Osijek

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18690/jet.5.1.65-78.2012

Keywords: wind speed distribution, wind direction, wind power density, goodness of fit

Abstract

This paper deals with the development of a statistical model for the assessment of wind power density, using the wind speed data acquired at an international airport. The data were adjusted for the height at which wind power could be harvested. Wind speed data were fitted with several statistical distributions in order to determine the one that best fits the data. It is shown that the Weibull distribution does not fit this particular set of data as well as some other distributions. Fits were tested using Anderson-Darling, Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Cramér-von Mises tests as well as with P-P plot and Q-Q plot. Wind power density, wind rose and comparison between wind speeds at different seasons of the year were calculated to provide additional insight in wind behaviour at the location.

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