Wind speed and power characteristics of Kalasin province, Thailand

8th International Conference on Future Environment and Energy

生态环境科学;能源学

Polnumtiang, Supachai^1 ; Tangchaichit, Kiatfa^1

Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Thailand^1

关键词: Above ground level;    Capacity factors;    Different heights;    North eastern region;    Power characteristic;    Software applications;    Wind energy assessment;    Wind power density;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/150/1/012020/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/150/1/012020

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

This paper presents a wind energy assessment of Kalasin province in the Upper North-Eastern region of Thailand. Four year wind data were recorded continuously from January 2012 to December 2015 at different heights of 60, 90 and 120 m above ground level (AGL). The mean wind speeds were found to be 3.14, 3.63 and 3.94 m/s at 60, 90 and 120 m AGL, respectively. The majority of wind directions for this region are distributed from the East to South directions. The highest wind power density was observed in the summer season, followed by winter and rainy seasons, in order. Four commercial wind turbines were selected to estimate energy yield output using the WAsP 10.0 software application; the results show that VESTAS with rated power of 2.0 MW was estimated to give 2,747 MWh/year with the highest capacity factor of 15.68%.