Wind Potential Analysis in Brasov Built Environment

Abstract:

Implementing renewables in the built environment represents a must, considering the target of Nearly Zero Energy Buildings set by the European legal frame, starting with 2020. One specific feature of the built environment is that it additionally imposes constraints, and can distort the renewable energy potential, particularly the wind energy. Therefore, the development of optimized, efficient small wind turbines requires on-site monitoring and, further on, models developed/adjusted according to these. Thus, the main purpose of this study is the analysis of the available wind potential in the built environment – particularly in the Colina Campus of the Transilvania University, in order to implement small wind energy conversion systems. Wind data are collected during one year (2013) from the meteorological station from Brasov - Ghimbav (located 8 km far from Brasov), and from a second weather station, which is mounted on the rooftop of the university building in Brasov city (University hill). The results indicate that the area has a promising wind potential for the implementation in this built environment of small-sized wind turbines, which can start operating from 0.8 m/s and producing electricity from min. 1.8 m/s.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 659)
• Pages: 337-342
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.659.337
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Daniela Ciobanu, Radu G. Saulescu, Codruta Jaliu, Oliver Climescu
• Keywords: Built Environment, Potential, Renewable Energy, Wind, Wind Turbine (WT)

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