Technical and Natural Potential of Wind Power Utilization in Damavand City
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Keywords: Wind power, Wind turbine, Damavand, Weibull probability density,
Abstract :
Amir Hosein Taher Ahmadi 1 , Davood Mohammad Zamani 2*1- M.Sc., Department of Agricultural Mechanization, Islamic Azad University, Takestan Branch, Takestan, Iran2- Department of Agricultural Mechanization, Islamic Azad University, Takestan Branch, Takestan, Iran*Corresponding author: dr.dmzamani@gmail.comDue to the need of developing countries, the use of renewable energies in the world is also increasing, which is one of the indicators of development of energy consumption. Wind is one of the cleanest and renewable energy sources and in the past decade, the use of wind energy in the world has been widely welcomed. Therefore, in this study, we will try to calculate some wind energy characteristics in Damavand city using synoptic station meteorological statistics. For this purpose, wind data were obtained from Damavand Synoptic Weather Station from 2014 to 2018. These data included the variables of maximum wind speed, maximum wind direction, minimum and absolute maximum temperature. Wind data were investigated by the Weibull probability density function, the cumulative distribution function, and the wind power density. The results showed that the city has the potential and ability to use wind energy by wind turbines. The average wind speed over these five years is 7.55 m.s-1 and its standard deviation is 3.68 m.s-1. The prevailing wind is in the southeast of Damavand. Of course, there was a dominant northeast wind between 5 and 9 AM. The maximum wind speed is 9.5 m.s-1from the south. The average wind speed is 8.9 m/s and the wind percentage is 18.24%. The highest power density is in October (559.2 W.m-2) and the lowest is in December (124.2 W.m-2). It should be noted that July with a wind power density of 509.2 also has a good potential for wind power. Compared to the world average (800 W.m-2), the Damavand region with a power density of 599.2 W.m-2 has a lower capacity for wind power.
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