Um estudo do fator de capacidade em usinas eólicas.

Abstract

The present paper makes a general study about the usage, application and costbenefit ratio of the wind-powered generation in technical and economical terms, based mainly on the capacity factor. First of all, a general explanation about wind power principles, since the origins of the wind and its behavior, giving a general explanation about the design of the wind turbines efficiency improvement, taking some points which include the site where the wind farms are located. The last but not the least, an important question about the capacity factor is spoken, some facts that put in doubt the usage of this kind of renewable energy source. Discussing about the capacity factor realized in Europe, United States and Brazil. Data token from many well known sources were used for the analysis and comparing studies.