| publication name | An analysis of wind power potential in Port Said,Egypt |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aref Lashin; Ahmed Shata Ahmed |
| year | 2012 |
| keywords | Distributions, Roughness factor, Weibull parameters, Air density, Corrected windpower |
| journal | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews |
| volume | 16 |
| issue | 9 |
| pages | 6660–6667 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032112004819 |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Measurement station with mast of 19 m has been established in a built- up area, near the sea shore to study the structure of a coastal location‘‘Port Said’’on Suez Canal–Mediterranean Sea intercept in Egypt. Fromouranalysisofthewinddata,animportantcharacteristicisrevealedinthatthewind speed SpringmonthsaremorethanthatinWinterperiod.Thischaracteristicisoppositetothe prevailingwindspeedparametersinmostEuropeancountries.Thispaperalsogivesadetailedanalysis of measuredfrequencydistributionsandmonthlywindspeedvariationwithairtemperaturethatcan exploitedinthebestwayforfastwindmachines. A numericalmodelwasintroducedtocalculatethemonthlyandannualaveragewindenergyflux and foundtobequitemoderate(inexcessof92kW/m2 per yearat50mhubheight)forthisarea. It appearsfromourresearchthattheexpectedenergyfromthewindinPortSaidregion–whichis nearly likeanisland–liesinthemediumrange.Thispotentialcanbeconvertedtoelectricalenergy speciallyintheSpringmonths.However,animmediateapplicationseemstobelimitedtoelectricity generationusingmediumsizewindfarmsandwaterpumping.