Wind resurce Assessment: A Three Year Experience

摘要

This paper presents the results of data collected from three different sites located i nthe central, northern and eastern region of Saudi Arabia. Each site is geographically and climatologically different from other. Statistical moments and frequency distribution were generated for the wind speed and direction parameters to analyse the wind energy characteristics and its availability. The resutls of these statistical operations present the wind power and energy density estimates of the three sites. The data nalaysis presented a prospect of wind energy conversion and utilization. The annual extractable energy density is 488, 890, 599 kWh/m~2 for the central, northern and eastern sites respectively. Also, the paper demonstrates the lessons learned from operating wind assessment stations installed in remote areas having different environmental characteristics.