LAPSE:2018.0515
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LAPSE:2018.0515
Assessment and Performance Evaluation of a Wind Turbine Power Output
September 21, 2018
Estimation errors have constantly been a technology bother for wind power management, often time with deviations of actual power curve (APC) from the turbine power curve (TPC). Power output dispersion for an operational 800 kW turbine was analyzed using three averaging tine steps of 1-min, 5-min, and 15-min. The error between the APC and TPC in kWh was about 25% on average, irrespective of the time of the day, although higher magnitudes of error were observed during low wind speeds and poor wind conditions. The 15-min averaged time series proved more suitable for grid management and energy load scheduling, but the error margin was still a major concern. An effective power curve (EPC) based on the polynomial parametric wind turbine power curve modeling technique was calibrated using turbine and site-specific performance data. The EPC reduced estimation error to about 3% in the aforementioned time series during very good wind conditions. By integrating statistical wind speed forecasting methods and site-specific EPCs, wind power forecasting and management can be significantly improved without compromising grid stability.
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effective power curve, estimation errors, power output fluctuations, turbine power curve
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Abolude AT, Zhou W. Assessment and Performance Evaluation of a Wind Turbine Power Output. (2018). LAPSE:2018.0515
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Abolude AT: School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China [ORCID]
Zhou W: Guy Carpenter Asia-Pacific Climate Impact Center, School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Energies
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11
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8
Article Number
E1992
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2018
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2018-08-01
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1996-1073
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