Comparison between Expected and Actual Capacity Factors of a Wind Farm

풍력발전단지의 예측이용율과 실제이용율 비교분석에 관한 연구

  • Received : 2010.09.08
  • Accepted : 2011.01.21
  • Published : 2011.03.30

Abstract

This study shows the comparison between expected and actual capacity factors of a wind farm through wind resource analyzation. The expected capacity factor comes from an 'automatic weather system' run by the Korean national weather service and a 'meteorological mast' run by a project owner. Based on this comparison and analysis, the importance of meteorological mast micro-siting and selection of wind turbine class and type, will be studied along with presenting important implications for wind farm expansion and development.

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