Inherent uncertainties in meteorological parameters for wind-turbine design
One of the major difficulties associated with meteorological measurements is the inability to duplicate the experimental conditions from one day to the next. This lack of consistency is compounded by the stochastic nature of many of the meteorological variables of interest. Moreover, simple relationships derived in one location may be significantly altered by topographical or synoptic differences encountered at another. The effect of such factors is a degree of inherent uncertainty if an attempt is made to describe the atmosphere in terms of universal laws. In this paper some of these uncertainties and their causes are examined, examples are presented and some implications for wind turbine design are suggested.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 5961168
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-SA-9736; CONF-810752-4; ON: DE82003837
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: DOE/NASA workshop on large horizontal access wind turbines, Cleveland, OH, USA, 28 Jul 1981; Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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