Indian Journal of Science and Technology
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2017/v10i36/106638
Year: 2017, Volume: 10, Issue: 36, Pages: 1-9
Original Article
Jonathan Fabregas Villegas1 , Guillermo Valencia Ochoa2 and Marley Vanegas Chamorro3
1Ms. Ing. Mecánico, Grupo Interdisciplinario de InvestigaciónenEnergía y Medio Ambiente, GIIMA, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Caribe; [email protected] 2Ms. Ing. Mecánico, Grupo de Investigación Gestión eficiente de energía, Kaí, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad del Atlántico; [email protected] 3PhD. Ing. Químico, Grupo de Investigación Gestión eficiente de energía, Kaí, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad del Atlántico; [email protected]
Background/Objectives: Efficient energy management and its rational use have contributed to the development of statistical studies in the field of the wind resources. Methods: Based on the measurement of wind’s direction and velocity in the Colombian Caribbean Region, in order to promote the implementation of wind farms, capable to supply energy to the national grid system. Findings: These studies are conducted based on the hourly, monthly, and annual characterization, additional to the application of the autocorrelation function for the study of wind persistency and the calculation of the probability of density functions such as the Normal, Gamma, Rayleigh, and Weibull appliedto historical data recorded between 2003-2013 by the Instituto de Hidrología, Metereología y EstudiosAmbientales de Colombia (IDEAM) for the departments of Cesar and Magdalena. Application: To achieve a rational use of wind energy, it is necessary to analyze the wind obtained in the weather stations when applying the analysis of wind persistency and Weibull distribution.
Keywords: Autocorrelation Function, Probability Density Function, Wind Persistency, Wind Velocity, Wind Potential
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