Wind Speed Distributions Used in Wind Energy Assessment: A Review

With economic development and population growth, energy demand has shown an upward trend. Renewable energy is inexhaustible and causes little pollution, which has broad prospects for development. In recent years, wind energy has been developed as an essential renewable energy source. The use of wind...

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Autores principales: Huanyu Shi, Zhibao Dong, Nan Xiao, Qinni Huang
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:06e7fecb29ce410490c302798236e6512021-11-22T06:27:15ZWind Speed Distributions Used in Wind Energy Assessment: A Review2296-598X10.3389/fenrg.2021.769920https://doaj.org/article/06e7fecb29ce410490c302798236e6512021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2021.769920/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-598XWith economic development and population growth, energy demand has shown an upward trend. Renewable energy is inexhaustible and causes little pollution, which has broad prospects for development. In recent years, wind energy has been developed as an essential renewable energy source. The use of wind power is very environmentally friendly and plays a critical role in economic growth. Assessing the characteristics and potential of wind energy is the first step in the effective development of wind energy. The wind speed distribution at a specific location determines the available wind energy. This paper reviews the wind speed distribution models used for wind energy assessment, and they are applicable to different wind regimes. All potential wind speed distribution models should be considered for modeling wind speed data at a particular site. Previous studies have selected several parameter estimation methods and evaluation criteria to estimate model parameters and evaluate the goodness-of-fit. This paper discusses their advantages and disadvantages. The characteristics of wind speed distribution are constantly varying geographically and temporally. Wind energy assessment should consider local geographical elements, such as local climate, topography, and thermal properties difference between the land and the sea, and focus on long-term variations in wind characteristics.Huanyu ShiZhibao DongNan XiaoNan XiaoQinni HuangFrontiers Media S.A.articlerenewable energywind energy assessmentwind speed distributionparameter estimation methodgoodness-of-fit criteriaGeneral WorksAENFrontiers in Energy Research, Vol 9 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic renewable energy
wind energy assessment
wind speed distribution
parameter estimation method
goodness-of-fit criteria
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spellingShingle renewable energy
wind energy assessment
wind speed distribution
parameter estimation method
goodness-of-fit criteria
General Works
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Huanyu Shi
Zhibao Dong
Nan Xiao
Nan Xiao
Qinni Huang
Wind Speed Distributions Used in Wind Energy Assessment: A Review
description With economic development and population growth, energy demand has shown an upward trend. Renewable energy is inexhaustible and causes little pollution, which has broad prospects for development. In recent years, wind energy has been developed as an essential renewable energy source. The use of wind power is very environmentally friendly and plays a critical role in economic growth. Assessing the characteristics and potential of wind energy is the first step in the effective development of wind energy. The wind speed distribution at a specific location determines the available wind energy. This paper reviews the wind speed distribution models used for wind energy assessment, and they are applicable to different wind regimes. All potential wind speed distribution models should be considered for modeling wind speed data at a particular site. Previous studies have selected several parameter estimation methods and evaluation criteria to estimate model parameters and evaluate the goodness-of-fit. This paper discusses their advantages and disadvantages. The characteristics of wind speed distribution are constantly varying geographically and temporally. Wind energy assessment should consider local geographical elements, such as local climate, topography, and thermal properties difference between the land and the sea, and focus on long-term variations in wind characteristics.
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Nan Xiao
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Nan Xiao
Nan Xiao
Qinni Huang
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title Wind Speed Distributions Used in Wind Energy Assessment: A Review
title_short Wind Speed Distributions Used in Wind Energy Assessment: A Review
title_full Wind Speed Distributions Used in Wind Energy Assessment: A Review
title_fullStr Wind Speed Distributions Used in Wind Energy Assessment: A Review
title_full_unstemmed Wind Speed Distributions Used in Wind Energy Assessment: A Review
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