Wind distribution and capacity factor estimation for wind turbines in the coastal region of South Africa

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 64, Issue , 2012, Pages 614-625

  Ayodele, T R ^a   Jimoh, A A ^a   Munda, J L ^a   Agee, J T ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Capacity factor; South Africa; Weibull distribution; Wind distribution; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

AVAILABLE ENERGY; BEST MODEL; CAPACITY FACTORS; COASTAL REGIONS; COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATION; GOODNESS OF FIT; MOVING AIR; OPERATING CURVE; PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT; POWER POTENTIAL; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TURBINE POWER; WIND CHARACTERISTICS; WIND DISTRIBUTION; WIND REGIME;

MEAN SQUARE ERROR; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; WIND POWER;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 84869502364     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2012.06.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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