A generalized approach to estimating capacity factor of fixed speed wind turbines

Y. Ditkovich; A. Kuperman; A. Yahalom; M. Byalsky

doi:https://doi.org/10.1109/TSTE.2012.2187126

A generalized approach to estimating capacity factor of fixed speed wind turbines

Y. Ditkovich, A. Kuperman, A. Yahalom, M. Byalsky

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Ariel University

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Abstract

This letter presents a method for estimating the capacity factor of stall regulated wind turbines, based on the wind probability distribution function and manufacturer-provided power curve. It is further shown that the existing capacity factor formulations, e.g., for pitch regulated wind turbines, are a specific example of the derived method. Rather than using a particular model for approximating the power curve, polynomial fitting is employed in order to preserve the generality.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	607-608
Number of pages	2
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TSTE.2012.2187126
State	Published - 18 Apr 2012

Keywords

Capacity factor
Weibull distribution
curve fitting
fixed-speed wind turbine

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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