DocumentCode :
2932793
Title :
The impact of urban atmospheric turbulence on the generation capability of a micro-wind generator
Author :
Beer, Edward R. ; Conlon, Michael F. ; Sunderland, Keith
fYear :
2013
fDate :
2-5 Sept. 2013
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
6
Abstract :
The purpose of this study is to analyse the implications of atmospheric turbulence within the urban environment on the generation capability of a micro-wind turbine. In the interests of determining an empirical relationship regarding the influence of ambient turbulence on the generation of a micro-wind turbine, wind resource data from a number of sites has been considered in accordance with corresponding measured power data for a micro-wind generator. The results of this study illustrate that atmospheric turbulence has a considerable impact on the power generation of a micro-wind turbine, but that this effect differs depending on the region of the power curve considered. However, as turbulence has been found to only considerably affect power generation at wind speeds that are doubtful to occur in the urban environment due to its high roughness, it could be interpreted, that with specific regard to urban wind energy, the level of turbulence at a particular site might not be such a critical factor in potential energy generation after all.
Keywords :
atmospheric turbulence; turbogenerators; wind power plants; wind turbines; generation capability; microwind generator; microwind turbine; power curve; power generation; urban atmospheric turbulence; urban wind energy; wind resource data; Atmospheric measurements; Power measurement; Urban areas; Wind energy; Wind speed; Wind turbines; Atmospheric turbulence; micro-generation; power curve; urban environment; wind energy; wind turbine;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), 2013 48th International Universities'
Conference_Location :
Dublin
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/UPEC.2013.6714901
Filename :
6714901
Link To Document :
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