Technology of wind power potential analysis

Summary
Belarusian scientific institute offers technology of analysis technique of wind potential with reference to conditions of promising sites. Main advantages: the important result of the technique of WPP analysis at design of wind power parks is optimum placement of WPU in structure of WPS, allowing to lower influence of WPU "shading", especially in a prevailing for a particular site wind direction, and to raise efficiency of use of WPS territories. Selection of optimum distance between WPU excludes significant wind flow screening, at the same time it allows not to alienate significant territories arranged for wind power parks. High efficiency, relatively easy to operate and a possibility to arrange continuous automated process, low specific energy consumption as compared to core-type reactors available. Institute offers license agreement of technology and computer software for customer.

Description
The technique uses meteorological data from anemometers, located near planned wind plants sites. It evaluates average wind energy in large enough regions and predicts average annual production of energy by a particular wind turbine, located at these sites.[br][/br][br][/br]The procedure of selection of wind power equipment installation sites includes the following stages:[br][/br]- analysis of corresponding regional wind conditions;[br][/br]- analysis of influence of local land roughness;[br][/br]- analysis of influence of nearby obstacles;[br][/br]- analysis of local relief;[br][/br]- drawing of resulting distribution of wind speed recurrence (for example, the Weibull distribution);[br][/br]- calculation of average value of wind flow power on the basis of distribution of recurrence of wind speed (for example, the Weibull distribution) and installed wind turbine power.[br][/br][br][/br]Prospective wind power units (WPU) and wind power stations (WPS) sites are selected taking into account high enough wind power potential (WPP) of territories, where they can generate maximum of energy, as follows:[br][/br]- the most elevated and woodless lands of a particular region with strong winds are selected with use of corresponding topographic maps;[br][/br]- sites are analyzed in details on large-scale topographic maps, separate compactly located woodless hills, suitable for WPU installation, are marked out.

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Technology Type
 Software

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Technology Benefits
The important result of the technique of WPP analysis at design of wind power parks is optimum placement of WPU in structure of WPS, allowing to lower influence of WPU "shading", especially in a prevailing for a particular site wind direction, and to raise efficiency of use of WPS territories. Selection of optimum distance between WPU excludes significant wind flow screening, at the same time it allows not to alienate significant territories arranged for wind power parks.

Technology Differentiation and Uniqueness
The analysis technique takes into account influence of local relief, artificial obstacles and land roughness on formation of a specific wind climate in a particular region.

Technological Keywords
INFORMATION PROCESSING, INFORMATION SYSTEM, WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT, Computer Software, RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY, Wind energy, MEASUREMENT TOOLS, Analyses / Test Facilities and Methods

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Development Stage
 Prototype (demonstration available for testing)
 Results of demonstration test available
 Currently in use/production

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Intellectual Property Rights
 Secret Know-How

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Range of Applications
Wind energy, development methods for analysis of wind power potential

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Classifier Used at the Enterprise Europe Network
 Environment
 ICT Industry and Services
 Intelligent Energy

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Classifier Used at the Technology Transfer Network of yet2.com Inc.
 Electronics
 Energy
 Environmental

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Preferable Regions
 North America
 South America
 Europe
 Asia
 Africa
 Australia

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Practical Experience
Is being used. The technique is introduced and used at analysis of WPP of 4 promising regions of Minskaya and Grodnenskaya Oblast, and also at development of the Wind Atlas of the Republic of Belarus.

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Environmental Impact
No

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Type of Collaboration Sought
 R&D Contract
 Joint Venture
 License
 For Sale

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Available Technical Assistance
 Documentation
 Personnel

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