Theoretical derivation of wind power probability distribution function and applications

Applied Energy

Volumn 92, Issue , 2012, Pages 809-814

  Altunkaynak, Abdüsselam ^a   Erdik, Tarkan ^a   Dabanli, Ismail ^a   Şen, Zekai ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Perturbation; Power; Statistical parameter; Weibull distribution; Wind

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PROBABILITY; SPEED; STATISTICAL METHODS; TIME SERIES; WIND; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER;

AIR CURRENTS; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; PERTURBATION; PERTURBATION THEORY; POWER; RISK LEVELS; STANDARD DEVIATION; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; WEIBULL; WEIBULL PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION; WIND SPEED; WIND SPEED DATA; WIND SPEED PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION;

WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

PROBABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIME SERIES; WEIBULL THEORY; WIND POWER; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84855272234     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.08.038     Document Type: Article

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