Wind power cost assessment at twenty locations in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia

被引：106

作者：

Rehman, S

Halawani, TO

Mohandes, M

机构：

[1] King Fahd Univ Petr & Minerals, Res Inst, Engn Res Ctr, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia

[2] King Fahd Univ Petr & Minerals, Dept Elect Engn, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia

来源：

RENEWABLE ENERGY | 2003年 / 28卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0960-1481(02)00063-0

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has vast open land and hence has great potential of harnessing solar and wind energy sources for domestic and industrial use. This study proposes to assess wind power cost per kWh of electricity produced using three types of wind electric conversion systems at 20 locations within the Kingdom. These sites cover the eastern, central, and western regions. Hourly values of wind speed recorded for periods of 5.5-13 years (between 19701982, in most cases) were used for all 20 locations. Wind duration curves were developed and utilized to calculate the cost per kWh of electricity generated from three chosen wind-machines. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：573 / 583

页数：11

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