Response surface based cost model for onshore wind farms using extended radial basis functions

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 1, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2010, Pages 729-744

  Zhang, Jie ^a   Chowdhury, Souma ^a   Messac, Achille ^a   Castillo, Luciano ^a   Lebron, Jose ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST MODELS; ECONOMIC PARAMETERS; EXTENDED RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION; INPUT PARAMETER; INSTALLATION COSTS; LABOR COSTS; METAMODELING; NONRADIAL BASIS FUNCTIONS; ONSHORE WINDS; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; REAL WORLD DATA; RESPONSE SURFACE; ROTOR DIAMETER; TOTAL ANNUAL COSTS; TOTAL POWER; WIND FARM;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; EMPLOYMENT; FARMS; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NETWORKS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WAGES; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 80054966370     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2010-29121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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