<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The authors perform a comparative analysis of the efficiency of two types of low-power wind energy conversion systems with horizontal and vertical axis in the meteorological conditions of Latvia. The analysis is based on long-term wind speed measurements over the period of two years conducted by a network of 22 observation stations at the height of 10 <italic>m</italic> above the ground. The study shows that in the conditions of Latvia wind turbines with a horizontal axis are expected to work with greater efficiency than similar installations with a vertical axis. The paper presents the models of the spatial distribution of average wind speed, Weibull wind speed frequency distribution parameters and the values of the expected operational efficiency for small wind turbine generators. The modelling results are presented in the form of colour contour maps. Overall, the results of the study can serve as a tool for forecasting annual energy production and for estimating the feasibility of commercial use of wind energy at the height of 10 <italic>m</italic> in the territory of Latvia.</p></abstract>

The authors perform a comparative analysis of the efficiency of two types of low-power wind energy conversion systems with horizontal and vertical axis in the meteorological conditions of Latvia. The analysis is based on long-term wind speed measurements over the period of two years conducted by a network of 22 observation stations at the height of 10 m above the ground. The study shows that in the conditions of Latvia wind turbines with a horizontal axis are expected to work with greater efficiency than similar installations with a vertical axis. The paper presents the models of the spatial distribution of average wind speed, Weibull wind speed frequency distribution parameters and the values of the expected operational efficiency for small wind turbine generators. The modelling results are presented in the form of colour contour maps. Overall, the results of the study can serve as a tool for forecasting annual energy production and for estimating the feasibility of commercial use of wind energy at the height of 10 m in the territory of Latvia.

The Comparison of the Efficiency of Small Wind Turbine Generators with Horizontal and Vertical Axis Under Low Wind Conditions

Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences

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The authors perform a comparative analysis of the efficiency of two types of low-power wind energy conversion systems with horizontal and vertical axis in the...

The Comparison of the Efficiency of Small Wind Turbine Generators with Horizontal and Vertical Axis Under Low Wind Conditions

Published Online: Oct 08, 2020

Page range: 61 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/lpts-2020-0028

Keywords
Annual Energy Production, map, Small Wind Turbine Generator, wind energy, wind speed at the height of 10 m

© 2020 D. Bezrukovs et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Comparison of the Efficiency of Small Wind Turbine Generators with Horizontal and Vertical Axis Under Low Wind Conditions

Published Online: Oct 08, 2020

Page range: 61 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/lpts-2020-0028

KeywordsAnnual Energy Production, map, Small Wind Turbine Generator, wind energy, wind speed at the height of 10 m

© 2020 D. Bezrukovs et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Annual Energy Production, map, Small Wind Turbine Generator, wind energy, wind speed at the height of 10 m