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Assessing the representativeness of wind data for wind turbine site evaluationOnce potential wind turbine sites (either for single installations or clusters) are identified through siting procedures, actual evaluation of the sites must commence. This evaluation is needed to obtain estimates of wind turbine performance and to identify hazards to the machine from the turbulence component of the atmosphere. These estimates allow for more detailed project planning and for preliminary financing arrangements to be secured. The site evaluation process can occur in two stages: (1) utilizing existing nearby data, and (2) establishing and monitoring an onsite measurement program. Since step (2) requires a period of at least 1 yr or more from the time a potential site has been identified, step (1) is often an essential stage in the preliminary evaluation process. Both the methods that have been developed and the unknowns that still exist in assessing the representativeness of available data to a nearby wind turbine site are discussed. How the assessment of the representativeness of available data can be used to develop a more effective onsite meteorological measurement program is also discussed.
Document ID
19830010968
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Renne, D. S.
(Pacific Northwest Lab. Richland, WA, United States)
Corotis, R. B.
(Northwestern Univ.)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1982
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Lewis Research Center Large Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbines
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
83N19239
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: DE-AC06-76RL-01830
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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