Wind energy potential measurement in the Karun city, for installing wind turbines

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Master student, Mechanical Engineering of Renewable Energy Biosystem, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Dipartment of Biosystem Mechanics, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Rangeland and Watershed Management, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran

Abstract

Due to the environmental problems associated with fossil fuels and increasing energy needs, renewable wind energy will play a vital role in changing the future energy structure in Iran and the world, so the evaluation of wind resources plays an important role in exploiting this resource. In this research, wind information of the Karun region, with three-hour time intervals recorded in the eleven-year period (2010-2010), has been used in three stations in the south, northeast, and northwest of the city. In order to conduct this research, the wind energy potential in the region was evaluated with the aim of identifying the most suitable points for the installation of wind turbines, using the Weibull distribution function, and calculating the wind speed and density on a monthly and annual average. The annual windflowers of the stations in the study area were also plotted by processing the data of the mentioned statistical period using the WRPLOT software. The results showed that the stations in the south and northwest of the city at an altitude of 100 meters above the ground with an average annual speed of 4.04 and 7.08 meters per second and wind power density of 212 and 215 watts per square meter, respectively, have better talent and potential.

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Journal of Renewable and New Energy
Volume 11, Issue 1 - Serial Number 21
February 2024
Pages 118-124

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  • Receive Date: 14 June 2022
  • Revise Date: 31 December 2022
  • Accept Date: 23 February 2023

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