DocumentCode
1199893
Title
Availability of Solar and Wind Generating Units
Author
Jaffe, Leonard D.
Author_Institution
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Issue
5
fYear
1985
fDate
5/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1012
Lastpage
1016
Abstract
The accepted definitions of availability used for fuel-fired and nuclear generating units are not wholly appropriate for solar and wind generating units. Certain changes are suggested, and a set of availability definitions better suited to such units is proposed for discussion. These define availability of the energy resource and of weather suitable for operation separately from availability of the equipment. Overall availability is then taken as the product of these two factors.
Keywords
Availability; Energy resources; Nuclear power generation; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Power generation economics; Power system reliability; Solar power generation; Wind energy generation; Wind power generation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9510
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPAS.1985.323450
Filename
4118838
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