Wind profile characteristics and turbine performance analysis in Kano, north-western Nigeria

International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-15

  Ajayi, Oluseyi O ^a   Fagbenle, Richard O ^b   Katende, James ^c   Aasa, Samson A ^a   Okeniyi, Joshua O ^a  

^a Covenant University ^*  (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c BOTSWANA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Kano; Nigeria; Renewable energy; Weibull; Wind power

Indexed keywords

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SPEED; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; WIND POWER;

ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; KANO; NIGERIA; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; TURBINE PERFORMANCE; WEIBULL; WEIBULL STATISTICS;

WIND;

EID: 84881218581     PISSN: 20089163     EISSN: 22516832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2251-6832-4-27     Document Type: Article

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