Forecastability as a Design Criterion in Wind Resource Assessment: Preprint

Jie Zhang, Brian Hodge

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Abstract

This paper proposes a methodology to include the wind power forecasting ability, or 'forecastability,' of a site as a design criterion in wind resource assessment and wind power plant design stages. The Unrestricted Wind Farm Layout Optimization (UWFLO) methodology is adopted to maximize the capacity factor of a wind power plant. The 1-hour-ahead persistence wind power forecasting method is usedto characterize the forecastability of a potential wind power plant, thereby partially quantifying the integration cost. A trade-off between the maximum capacity factor and the forecastability is investigated.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages9
StatePublished - 2014
Event8th International Conference on Foundations of Computer-Aided Process Design - Cle Elum, Washington
Duration: 13 Jul 201417 Jul 2014

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Foundations of Computer-Aided Process Design
CityCle Elum, Washington
Period13/07/1417/07/14

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-5D00-61398

Keywords

  • grid integration
  • layout optimization
  • turbine selection
  • wind forecasting
  • wind plant design
  • wind resource assessment

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