Statistical Analysis Of Wind Speed Data

Authors : Veysel YILMAZ, Haydar ARAS, H.Eray ÇELİK

Pages : 41-54

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Publication Date : 2005-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Wind speed is the most important parameter in the design and study of  wind energy conversion devices. The energy which is obtained from wind is directly  proportional with the cubic power of the wind speed. As the wind speed increases, the  cost of the wind energy is reduced. In many studies in literature, it is assumed that the  probability distribution related to wind speeds can be described by Weibull distribution,  and it is accepted so without any statistical examination. In this study, the theoretical  distributions of wind potentials fit to Weibull distribution for five different topographic  situations from Turkey Wind Atlas are investigated and reported.
Keywords : Wind Energy, Weibull Distribution, Statistical Tests