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Comparison of wind power estimates from the ECMWF reanalyses with direct turbine measurements
Reanalysis data are rarely used for wind power estimates because of the limited spatial and temporal resolution. Here we report on a detailed comparison of wind speed and electric power time series recorded at a continental location in Hungary and estimates provided by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) ERA-40 and Interim databases at nearby grid points. The results show that the temporal behavior is adequately represented in reanalysis records with damped magnitudes, as expected. However, characteristic shape differences in the wind speed histograms for turbine measurements and reanalysis hinder a perfect match of statistics. A satisfying agreement of histograms for measured and modeled output powers is achieved by scaling up surface wind speeds to have the same long time average value as for the turbine records. The presented calibration permits us to provide wind power estimates for large geographic areas, where the wind field is similarly coherent as around the test site.
Comparison of wind power estimates from the ECMWF reanalyses with direct turbine measurements
Reanalysis data are rarely used for wind power estimates because of the limited spatial and temporal resolution. Here we report on a detailed comparison of wind speed and electric power time series recorded at a continental location in Hungary and estimates provided by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) ERA-40 and Interim databases at nearby grid points. The results show that the temporal behavior is adequately represented in reanalysis records with damped magnitudes, as expected. However, characteristic shape differences in the wind speed histograms for turbine measurements and reanalysis hinder a perfect match of statistics. A satisfying agreement of histograms for measured and modeled output powers is achieved by scaling up surface wind speeds to have the same long time average value as for the turbine records. The presented calibration permits us to provide wind power estimates for large geographic areas, where the wind field is similarly coherent as around the test site.
Comparison of wind power estimates from the ECMWF reanalyses with direct turbine measurements
Kiss, Pe´ter (author) / Varga, La´szlo´ (author) / Ja´nosi, Imre M. (author)
Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy ; 1 ; 033105-
2009-05-01
11 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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