scholarly journals Wind Farm and Resource Datasets: A Comprehensive Survey and Overview

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 4702
Author(s):  
Diogo Menezes ◽  
Mateus Mendes ◽  
Jorge Alexandre Almeida ◽  
Torres Farinha
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Installed Capacity ◽  
Wind Resources

The use of clean and renewable energy sources is increasingly important, for economic and environmental reasons. Wind plays a key role among renewable energy sources. Hence, the location, monitoring and maintenance of wind turbines are areas that have received more and more attention in recent years. The paper presents a survey of datasets of wind resources, wind farm installed capacity and wind farm operation, which contain generous amounts of data. Those datasets are important tools, freely available for analysis of wind resources and study of the performance of wind turbines. A short analysis of one of the datasets is also presented, identifying different operational regions, and the ones more likely to aggregate failures. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is used to study wind turbines’ behavior.

scholarly journals New Energy Technologies: Microalgae, Photolysis and Airborne Wind Turbines

Sci ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Moriarty ◽  
Damon Honnery
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
New Energy ◽  
Near Term

Because of the near-term risk of extreme weather events and other adverse consequences from climate change, and, at least in the longer term, global fossil fuel depletion, there is world-wide interest in shifting to noncarbon energy sources, especially renewable energy (RE). Because of possible limitations on conventional renewable energy sources, researchers have looked for ways of overcoming these shortcomings by introducing radically new energy technologies. The largest RE source today is bioenergy, while solar energy and wind energy are regarded as having the largest technical potential. This paper reviews the literature on proposed new technologies for each of these three RE sources: microalgae for bioenergy, photolysis and airborne wind turbines. The main finding is that their proponents have underestimated the difficulties facing their introduction on a very large scale.

scholarly journals Special Aspects of Using the Wind Power Plants In the Power Supply System

2021 ◽  
Vol 288 ◽  
pp. 01003
Author(s):  
Saken Koyshybaevich Sheryazov ◽  
Sultanbek Sansyzbaevich Issenov ◽  
Ruslan Maratbekovich Iskakov ◽  
Argyn Bauyrzhanuly Kaidar
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Smart Grid ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Power Grid ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Power Grids ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Wind Power Plants

The paper describes special aspects of using the wind power plants (wind turbines) in the power grid. The paper provides the classification and schematic presentation of AC wind turbines, analyzes the role, place and performance of wind power plants in Smart Grid systems with a large share of renewable energy sources. The authors also reviews a detailed analysis of existing AC wind turbines in this paper. Recommendations are given for how to enhance the wind power plants in smart grids in terms of reliability, and introduce the hardware used in the generation, conversion and interface systems into the existing power grid. After the wind power plants had been put online, the relevance of the Smart Grid concept for existing power grids was obvious. The execution of such projects is assumed to be financially costly, requires careful study, and development of flexible algorithms, but in some cases this may be the only approach. The analysis of using wind turbines shows that the structural configuration of wind power plants can be based on the principles known in the power engineering. The approaches may differ, not fundamentally, but in engineering considerations. it is necessary to point out that the method of controlling dual-power machines is quite comprehensive so that their wide use will face operational problems caused by the lack of highly professional specialists in electric drives. Therefore, it seems advisable to use square-cage asynchronous generators in wide applications. The paper shows that as the renewable energy sources are largely used in power grids, there is an issue of maintaining the power generation at a required level considering the variability of incoming wind energy. This results in the malfunctions in the operation of relay protection devices and emergency control automatics (RP and ECA), and the complicated control. Also, the standards of the CIS countries and regulatory documents miss the requirements for the wind turbine protections, taking into account their specialty causing the inefficient standard protective logic, which does not work correctly in a number of abnormal and emergency operating modes, and especially Smart Grid in power grids.

scholarly journals Features of operation of wind power stations as an supplementary source of electricity for non-traction consumers of railway electric mains

2019 ◽  
pp. 36-41
Author(s):  
Kachan Yu ◽  
Kuznetsov V
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Wind Speed ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Railway Transport ◽  
Supply Systems

Purpose. Identify the features of operation of wind farms as an auxiliary supplier of electricity for non-traction consumers of railway networks and analyze the main factors that directly affect the use of wind farms due to the random nature of wind flow and additional factors due to the above conditions in different climates. The research methodology is based on modern methods of computational mathematics, statistics and information analysis using modern computer technology. Findings. The need to use renewable energy sources in the power supply systems of non-traction consumers of railway transport is obvious. Given the constant growth of prices and tariffs for electricity in Ukraine, more and more attention is paid to its savings and the search for the cheapest and most affordable alternative sources. The authors consider issues related to the possibility of using additional generation of electricity in the power supply systems of railway transport through the use of wind turbines, including for non-traction consumers. The analysis of wind flow features in some regions of Ukraine was carried out, and the measurement of wind speed in Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions was obtained with the help of a compact wind speed sensor manufactured by Micro-Step-MIS LLC (Russia). The obtained values of wind speed were recorded and stored digitally. The received information of the above device was processed. The authors conclude that in the case of using wind turbines as an additional power source in the networks of non-traction consumers of railway power supply systems it is economically advantageous to connect them directly to these networks and fully use all electricity produced by them, reducing its consumption from this power supply system. The originality is that the use of renewable energy sources in the power supply systems of non-traction consumers of railway transport, in particular wind turbines, is proposed. Practical implications. Introduction of wind power plants as an auxiliary supplier of electricity for non-traction consumers of railway power grids in order to minimize electricity costs. Keywords: renewable energy sources, quality of electric energy, wind power plant, power supply networks of railway transport, non-traction consumers of railway electric networks, electricity production, wind speed.

scholarly journals The assessment of the Bostanliq district (Uzbekistan Republic) based on the wind energy potential

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-175
Author(s):  
Maria Yalbacheva
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Potential ◽  
The Government

The idea of achieving energy security and lowering the dependence on the global hydrocarbon market is at the top of the agenda in many countries. Most of them consider switching from traditional energy sources to renewable ones as one of the ways to reduce fuel import. This concept absolutely conforms to one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Goal no. 7, “Affordable and Clean Energy”). In May 2019, the Government of Uzbekistan Republic adopted the law on the Use of Renewable Energy Sources (RES). By 2030, Uzbekistan is going to increase the share of RES in the total structure of electricity generation up to 25 % (currently it is at 10 %), by building solar and wind farms with a total installed capacity of 5,000 MW and 3,000 MW, respectively. The energy-deficient Bostanliq district of the Tashkent region has become one of the places of interest, where transport infrastructure, recreation services, and renewable energy will be developed. The purpose of this study was a multivariate analysis, considering the meteorological, ecological, and socio-economic characteristics of the Bostanliq district, leading to the selection of the optimal location for the wind farm. The assessment map based on the results of this analysis made it possible to identify areas that are most suitable for the location of wind power plants. The assessment method, that was used in this work, is also applicable to other regions of the world.

scholarly journals Balancing Generation from Renewable Energy Sources: Profitability of an Energy Trader

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Kath ◽  
Weronika Nitka ◽  
Tomasz Serafin ◽  
Tomasz Weron ◽  
Przemysław Zaleski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Trading Company ◽  
Risk Appetite ◽  
Simple Regression Model ◽  
Suitable Framework

Motivated by a practical problem faced by an energy trading company in Poland, we investigate the profitability of balancing intermittent generation from renewable energy sources (RES). We consider a company that buys electricity generated by a pool of wind farms and pays their owners the day-ahead system price minus a commission, then sells the actually generated volume in the day-ahead and balancing markets. We evaluate the profitability (measured by the Sharpe ratio) and market risk faced by the energy trader as a function of the commission charged and the adopted trading strategy. We show that publicly available, country-wide RES generation forecasts can be significantly improved using a relatively simple regression model and that trading on this information yields significantly higher profits for the company. Moreover, we address the issue of contract design as a key performance driver. We argue that by offering tolerance range contracts, which transfer some of the risk to wind farm owners, both parties can bilaterally agree on a suitable framework that meets individual risk appetite and profitability expectations.

Survey of Wind Power and Integration Smart Grid Technologies

2012 ◽  
Vol 614-615 ◽  
pp. 1771-1777
Author(s):  
Tian Wei Xing ◽  
Hong Shen ◽  
Jian Ding ◽  
Lei Dong ◽  
Jia Hui Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Smart Grid ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Development Trend ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Electricity Networks ◽  
Detailed Survey ◽  
The Future

Because of the fact that the availability of renewable energy sources is determined by the weather and can hardly or not be affected, new functions of electricity networks are required. Smart grid is inevitable in the development of the renewable energy. In this paper a detailed survey of the smart grid techniques about wind power and integration of wind power was provided. An attempt was also made to identify development trend of the future. This survey will also be helpful for the wind farm and grid owner to understand the current smart grid technologies and will give them an idea that technologies will be suitable for the development of the future.

scholarly journals Reliability-Oriented Design of a Solar-PV Deployments

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (20) ◽  
pp. 6535
Author(s):  
Paweł Kut ◽  
Katarzyna Pietrucha-Urbanik ◽  
Barbara Tchórzewska-Cieślak
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Comparative Assessment ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Plant Design ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Installed Capacity ◽  
Emission Of Greenhouse Gases

Increasing restrictions on the emission of greenhouse gases by the standards and the European Union’s policy aims at increasing the share of renewable energy sources in the energy mix of the Member States. Subsequently, we observe a rapid increase in the installed capacity of the renewable energy sources. Renewable energy sources are currently the fastest growing sectors of energy generation, specifically the photovoltaic sector. In 2005, the total installed capacity in photovoltaic installations in the European Union was about 2.17 GW, while in 2019 it was already over 130 GW. Currently, due to many forms of incentive governmental measures the construction of photovoltaic installations is rapidly increasing with installations mounted on private houses and buildings. The article presents selected issues concerning the failure modes of photovoltaic installations and a comparative assessment of the estimated and the real measured electrical production of an operational photovoltaic installation. The Solar-PV power plant design approach proposed in the paper considers the failure modes to enhance the plant’s reliability.

scholarly journals On the Possibility of Using Renewable Energy Sources for Operation of Microwave Convective Drying of Grain

2021 ◽  
Vol 295 ◽  
pp. 04004
Author(s):  
Dmitry Budnikov
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Convective Drying ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Costs ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Installed Capacity ◽  
Energy Equipment

Currently, the power supply of agricultural enterprises should be designed considering not only the required installed capacity but also the peculiarities of production. Thus, the presence of livestock operations implies waste, the disposal of which entails costs. At the same time, feed preparation, including drying of fodder grain is associated with significant energy costs. Thus, the availability of biogas equipment will allow the synthesis of utilization technologies in the form of processing into biogas and the energy supply of equipment to carry out drying. At the same time, attention should be paid to technologies with reduced energy consumption for technological processes. For example, microwave convective or infrared convective drying of grain. These technologies have a reduced energy consumption for moisture removal, but the installed capacity of the equipment is higher than in traditional technologies. This work is aimed at investigating the ratio of heat and electric energy expended in the process of microwave convective drying and the choice of possible renewable energy sources for the implementation of technological operations. Considering that drying of grain is mainly carried out during the harvesting period before storing, it allows considering energy equipment as a source of thermal energy in the cold period, when drying is not required.

scholarly journals ANN Based DC Link Control of STATCOM in Wind Integrated Distribution System for Power Quality Conditioning

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 5896-5902
Author(s):  
S. K. Rani ◽  
S. Prabakaran
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Induction Generator ◽  
Static Synchronous Compensator ◽  
Wind Turbine System ◽  
Artificial Neural Network Ann

The integration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) brings along abnormalities that affect the grid, loads, and may degrade the performance of the system. These issues can be alleviated with the integration of RES with the use of a distribution Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM). Renewable generation with STATCOM provides quality of power during disturbances created by the AC loads and intermittent power from the RES. The STATCOM distribution of DC link plays a major role in the supply quality during abnormalities. In this work, an attempt has been made to provide supply quality in the distribution system with the integration of a renewable energy farm using Artificial Neural Network (ANN)-based DC link STATCOM control of distribution. The wind farm is analyzed for a Double Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) based wind turbine system and it is integrated into the distribution system. The system was simulated in MATLAB 2018A.

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