A VIEW ON WIND POWER GENERATION

摘要

The wind is free, clean and Eco - friendly form of energy available in abundance. In our country various windy regions have been identified, having potential for generating electricity. Selection of WIND TURBINE GENERATOR for wind power generation demands a good knowledge of wind related characteristics such as , Site selection, energy output and economical viability of the wind power project. In case of conventional source of energy, we have controllable input, so the amount of power developed can be easily estimated. Even for solar plants considering a little amount variation in narrow limits invariable the output obtainable from a single solar piece insolation can be calculated. But for wind power the position is different, neither the performance of the wind indicated by its efficiency as a power unit, nor its annual output of energy can easily be measured or predicted in advance. The general objective in designing a WECS is to adequately match the WECS capabilities to the load requirements of the consumer, at a minimum cost of the system to the consumer. In order to accomplish this, the designer will need to answer the following types of questions about the system.