Forecasting wind generation, uncertainty and reserve requirement on the irish power system using an ensemble prediction system

Wind Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 433-448

  Lang, Steven J ^a   McKeogh, Eamon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICAL OPERATION; EFFICIENT POWER; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION SYSTEMS; FORECAST ERRORS; FORECAST UNCERTAINTY; INSTALLED CAPACITY; IRELAND; PEAK DEMAND; POWER SYSTEMS; RESERVE REQUIREMENTS; WIND FARM; WIND GENERATION; WIND PENETRATION;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FARMS; WIND POWER;

ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING;

ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; POWER GENERATION; PREDICTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND FARM; WIND POWER;

IRELAND;

EID: 76049116313     PISSN: 0309524X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/030952409790291217     Document Type: Article

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