TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimal siting and sizing of wind farms
AU - Cetinay-Iyicil, H.
AU - Kuipers, Fernando A.
AU - Guven, A. Nezih
N1 - Accepted Author Manuscript
PY - 2017/2/1
Y1 - 2017/2/1
N2 - In this paper, we propose a novel technique to determine the optimal placement of wind farms, thereby taking into account wind characteristics and electrical grid constraints. We model the long-term variability of wind speed using a Weibull distribution according to wind direction intervals, and formulate the metrics that capture wind speed characteristics at a specific location, namely the arithmetic mean of wind speed, the theoretical wind power density and the capacity factor of a prospective wind power plant, to determine the feasibility of a wind power plant establishment. Furthermore, a linear optimization formulation is provided to determine the geographical locations and the installed capacities of wind farms, in order to maximize the expected annual wind power generation, while obeying the constraints from the electrical power grid and the transmission system operator. As a case study, the proposed wind speed model and the linear optimization formulation are used to evaluate the wind characteristics and the potential wind farm sites in Turkey.
AB - In this paper, we propose a novel technique to determine the optimal placement of wind farms, thereby taking into account wind characteristics and electrical grid constraints. We model the long-term variability of wind speed using a Weibull distribution according to wind direction intervals, and formulate the metrics that capture wind speed characteristics at a specific location, namely the arithmetic mean of wind speed, the theoretical wind power density and the capacity factor of a prospective wind power plant, to determine the feasibility of a wind power plant establishment. Furthermore, a linear optimization formulation is provided to determine the geographical locations and the installed capacities of wind farms, in order to maximize the expected annual wind power generation, while obeying the constraints from the electrical power grid and the transmission system operator. As a case study, the proposed wind speed model and the linear optimization formulation are used to evaluate the wind characteristics and the potential wind farm sites in Turkey.
KW - Capacity factor
KW - Grid integration
KW - Linear optimization
KW - Weibull distribution
KW - Wind power density
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U2 - 10.1016/j.renene.2016.08.008
DO - 10.1016/j.renene.2016.08.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84983380727
SN - 0960-1481
VL - 101
SP - 51
EP - 58
JO - Renewable Energy
JF - Renewable Energy
ER -