Wind turbine selection and wind farm design in Tindouf

Authors

  • Miloud Benmedjahed Unité de Recherche en Energies Renouvelables en Milieu Saharien (URER/MS), Centre de Développement des Energies Renouvelables, B.P 478, (01000), Adrar,
  • Rachid Maouedj Unité de Recherche en Energies Renouvelables en Milieu Saharien (URER/MS), Centre de Développement des Energies Renouvelables, B.P 478, (01000), Adrar,
  • Samir Mouhadjer Unité de Recherche en Energies Renouvelables en Milieu Saharien (URER/MS), Centre de Développement des Energies Renouvelables, B.P 478, (01000), Adrar,

Keywords:

Wind power, wind farm, wind rose, Algeria

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the wind resource on the site of Tindouf, in South Algeria. The data used in this study span a period five years from 2009 to 2014. The average power density, energy produced and cost of kWh was evaluated based on the frequency of the speed and the temperature collected, while the wind direction frequencies are used to plotting the wind rose, in order to choose the appropriate site for the future wind turbine. The best planning for an 18 MW wind farm is in two rows, where the distance between these two rows equal to 520m, the first row consists of 12 wind turbines Wgt800kW and the second range consists of 11 wind turbines of the same type, the distant between wind turbines is 208 m along the North (N) to South (S).

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Published

2017-06-21

How to Cite

Benmedjahed, M., Maouedj, R., & Mouhadjer, S. (2017). Wind turbine selection and wind farm design in Tindouf. Journal of Renewable Energy and Smart Grid Technology, 12(1), 89–102. Retrieved from https://ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/RAST/article/view/90449

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2017): January - June 2017

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