Optimization of Wind Farm Power Generation Using New Unit Matching Technique

This paper present a novel method for matching the wind farm with wind turbine generating units from the view point of site data and generator parameters. The paper focuses on selecting wind generator turbine parameters' in order to optimize the generated energy while maximizing the utilization of the wind power available at the location. The study presents an improvement to the site performance by identifying the best turbine parameters that should be erected at the selected site to maximize the power generation. The new method depends on introducing the new ranking parameter 'Turbine Selection Index (TSI)' that helps to match wind turbine with site data. For every wind site, TSI locates a unique point, at which the turbine develops its maximum performance characteristic and hence the optimal turbine parameters which match that can be located. The new method is applied for identifying the optimum wind turbine generator parameters for the wind farm promising sites in Egypt. The new method outstand old methods in the capital cost of generating units.