APPLICATION STUDY OF WIND POWER TECHNOLOGY TO THE CITY OF HART, MICHIGAN, 1977 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

摘要

Several generation-expansion alternatives for small electric utilities which include windpower were evaluated using the municipal electric system of Hart, Michigan, as an example. Assumed wind turbine configurations with machines rated at 500-kW and 1,500-kW together with a 1,000-kW hydroelectric facility were combined with conventional Hart diesel generation plus bulk purchase and then evaluated. For comparison, a new 3,600-kW oil-fueled diesel generator was also evaluated.nWind data from U.S. Coast Guard stations in the Hart vicinity was processed and verified by means of a 2-year measurement program. It was discovered that wind velocities along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan are significantly higher than indicated for the area by nationally-published wind density information. Average velocities range from 5 to 7 meters per second (m/s).