Wind energy analysis based on maximum entropy principle (MEP)-type distribution function

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1140-1149

  Akpinar, S ^a   Kavak Akpinar, E ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Maximum entropy principle; Weibull distribution; Wind energy; Wind speed distribution

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENTROPY; OPTIMIZATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; MAXIMUM ENTROPY PRINCIPLE (MEO); WIND POWER DENSITY; WIND SPEED DISTRIBUTION;

WIND POWER;

EID: 33847095060     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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