Estudo da estimativa do potencial eólico: o caso das principais ferramentas computacionais.

Abstract

This work presents the main aspects that should be considered for a study of wind potential of a generic region , showing software that estimate this potential , the capacity factor , optimize the layout of the park , and use of factors such as location roughness, presence of obstacles , wake effect , etc. . This study is extremely important for the evaluation of a project and is a determining factor in the feasibility of installing a wind farm. To develop the study, you should do a survey of wind data for long periods of time, to work with a reliable database of wind variation. This is done with the installation of equipment such as anemometers and wind direction sensors, along with the data logger. From this survey, and, using the geographical features of the site, one can estimate the wind potential using software like WAsP and WindFarmer, and thus determine the viability of the wind farm.