Ocean currents have the potential to supply electricity from a renewable source to coastal regions. The assessment of the potential energy that could be generated is the first step towards developing this resource. Data from the Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) and high-frequency radar...

This study aims to develop a fatigue life prediction method and to identify the effect that a 10-minute mean wind speed distribution has on the fatigue life of a small-scale wind turbine composite blade. First, combining the von Karman isotropic turbulence model and the Weibull distribution for...

This paper presents a Monte Carlo procedure intended for the assessment of the metal-oxide (MO) surge arresters risk of failure in onshore wind farms. It focuses on the energy withstand (absorption) capability of the MO surge arresters in relation to lightning surges and in terms of their risk...

The probabilistic distribution of wind speed is one of the important wind characteristics for the assessment of wind energy potential and for the performance of wind energy conversion systems, as well as for the structural and environmental design and analysis. In this study, an exponential...

In this work, a statistical analysis of wind energy potential in Maiduguri is carried out, using Weibull distribution and 10 years (1995–2004) of wind data. The results show the Weibull distribution parameter C and K, the probability function T (V), the velocity frequency distribution f (V),...

This paper studies the statistical features of the wind at Oran (Algeria). The data used are the wind speed and wind direction measurements collected every 3 h at the meteorological station of Es Senia (Oran), during the 1982/92 period. The eight directions of the compass card have been...

The two parameters of a Weibull density distribution function were calculated for three different locations; a city area, an extremely exposed area in a city centre and an open sea area in Hong Kong. A long-term data source, consisting of thirty years (1968–1997) of hourly mean wind data, was...

A wind energy system converts the kinetic energy of the wind into mechanical or electrical energy that can be harnessed for practical uses and transform the economy of rural areas where access to water and electricity is very restricted and industry is almost nonexistent in most of the...

This study investigates the wind speed characteristics recorded in the urban area of Palermo, in the south of Italy, by a monitoring network composed by four weather stations. This article has two main objectives: the first one, to describe with clarity and simplicity the numerical procedures...

The Weibull density function has been used to estimate the wind energy potential in Grenada, West Indies. Based on historic recordings of mean hourly wind velocity this analysis shows the importance to incorporate the variation in wind energy potential during diurnal cycles. Wind energy...