Wind power curve modeling in complex terrain using statistical models

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Bulaevskaya, V ^a   Wharton, S ^a   Clifton, A ^b   Qualley, G ^c   Miller, W O ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Infigen Energy ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; DECISION TREES; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; GAUSSIAN NOISE (ELECTRONIC); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER;

ATMOSPHERIC VARIABLES; COMPLEX TERRAINS; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; GAUSSIAN PROCESS MODELS; POWER PREDICTIONS; PREDICTION ACCURACY; PREDICTIVE ABILITIES; VERTICAL PROFILE;

FORECASTING;

EID: 84923773238     PISSN: 19417012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4904430     Document Type: Article

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