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Potentiometry of wind power of the regions of northwest of Iran and generation of 10 kw/h electric power by the use of wind energy at the height of 3475m

Author(s): Majid Azimia, Seyed Sajad Mirjavadib, Erfan Vahedianc
a
School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
b School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran , Tehran, Iran
c Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ayandegan, Tonekabon, Iran
International Journal of Smart Grid and Clean Energy, vol. 5, no. 3, July 2016: pp. 153-159
ISSN: 2315-4462 (Print)
ISSN: 2373-3594 (Online)
Digital Object Identifier: 10.12720/sgce.5.3.153-159


Abstract:Nowadays, in consideration of shortage of the sources of fossil energy on the one part, and non-generation of electric power at the far and arduous zones on the other part, the necessity of consumption of renewable energy is revealed more than past. In the present research, because the area is out of reach and as there is a high potential of wind, the wind turbines are used in order to generate power in this area. Thus, by the application of the hourly and daily wind statistics for a period of 5 years from the station of the of northwest Iran, the Potentiometry researches of the zone is performed, and on this basis, the average of wind velocity is resulted as 11.1 m/s, the wind power density is resulted as 953.6 W/ m2, the wind change coefficient is resulted as 46.78% and the wind constancy coefficient is resulted as 16.54%. The direction of the dominant wind at the said station is south-western direction and its frequency percentage is 32.3%. Such a zone may be considered as one of the most appropriate zones to exploit wind energy. Furthermore, for the purpose of generation of electric power of 10 kW/ h, the wind turbines of 3Kw, 7.5Kw and 10Kw together with hybrid of diesel generator are studied as 3 different scenarios. The results of economic and technical analysis are stated by the application of Homer Software.

Keywords:Renewable energy, 10 kw/h power system, wind turbines, diesel generators, homer

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