Analysis of the Technical Features of Wind Energy

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Along with the concern about environmental pollution and global warming, the development of wind energy has rapidly progressed over the last decade by the improving in the technology and the provision of government energy policy. In view of the intermittent property of wind energy causing variability, unpredictability and uncertainty, this paper analyzes the related technical features of wind energy, e.g., power curve, wind speed, wind power and energy, to provide the further reference for analyzing the impacts of wind energy on power system in depth. First of all, wind turbine, the key part of wind energy, is discussed, including its components and power curve. Second, wind speed, the key factor for calculating wind power and energy, is analyzed and derived in detail. On the basis of wind speed distribution, two types of wind speed are calculated, i.e., the arithmetic mean wind speed and the cubic root cube wind speed. Then, wind power and energy are presented and calculated. Finally, the related conclusions are drawn.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 805-806)

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420-423

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September 2013

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