Site specific optimization of wind turbines energy cost: Iterative approach

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 73, Issue , 2013, Pages 167-175

  Rezaei Mirghaed, Mohammad ^a   Roshandel, Ramin ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blade element momentum theory; Levelized electricity cost; Site specific optimization; Wind farm; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

BLADE ELEMENT MOMENTUM THEORY; HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINES; LEVELIZED COST OF ELECTRICITIES; LEVELIZED ELECTRICITY COST; OPTIMAL SYSTEM CONFIGURATION; OPTIMUM CONFIGURATIONS; SITE-SPECIFIC; WIND FARM;

AERODYNAMICS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY; OPTIMIZATION; TURBINE COMPONENTS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

COSTS;

EID: 84877975541     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.04.016     Document Type: Article

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