Performance evaluation of small wind turbines for off grid applications in Saudi Arabia

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 81, Issue , 2014, Pages 19-29

  Al Hadhrami, Luai M ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Small wind turbine; Turbulence intensity; Wind anemometer; Wind power density; Wind speed; Wind tower

Indexed keywords

SMALL WIND TURBINE; TURBULENCE INTENSITY; WIND POWER DENSITY; WIND SPEED; WIND TOWERS;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; WIND; WIND POWER;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 84896808939     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.01.064     Document Type: Article

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