Title :
A theoretical analysis on parameter estimation for the weibull wind speed distribution
Author :
Tuzuner, Akiner ; Yu, Zuwei
Author_Institution :
Energy Center, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
Abstract :
The Weibull distribution has been found to be a suitable fit for the empirical distribution of the wind speed measurement samples. We discuss the application of the Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) method and the Method of Moments (MOM) for fitting the 2-parameter Weibull distribution to wind speed measurements. We also prove that both the MLE and MOM yields unique parameter estimates.
Keywords :
Weibull distribution; maximum likelihood estimation; method of moments; parameter estimation; velocity measurement; wind power; Weibull distribution; Weibull wind speed distribution; empirical distribution; maximum likelihood estimationmethod; method of moments; parameter estimation; wind speed measurement samples; Maximum likelihood estimation; Message-oriented middleware; Moment methods; Parameter estimation; Power system modeling; Velocity measurement; Weibull distribution; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Wind speed; Maximum Likelihood Estimation; Method of Moments; Weibull; Wind Speed;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting - Conversion and Delivery of Electrical Energy in the 21st Century, 2008 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1905-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1932-5517
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2008.4596167
