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Suitable Wind Turbine Selection using Evaluation of Wind Energy Potential in IRAN

Authors

Hadi Sefidgar and S. Asghar Gholamian
Babol University of Technology, Iran

Abstract

Nowadays, low environmental impact of wind energy is attractive. This paper aims to investigate the wind-power production potential of sites in North of Iran. Analysis of the wind speed of one city in the province of MAZANDARAN which is located in northof Iran is performed in this paper. The class of this site is a class one wind power site and the annual average wind speed is 3.58 m/s. The power density of this site is 99 W/m2 at 50 m height. Wind speed data measured over a five-year period at a typical site on the north coast of Iran are presented. The annual wind speeds at different heights have been studied to make optimum selection of wind turbine installation among three commercial turbines.

Keywords

Wind turbine, Wind energy potential, Wind power density, MAZANDARAN