Comparative Analysis of Wind Speed Models Using Different Weibull Distributions

Year 2019, Volume: 19 Issue: 1, 22 - 28, 01.01.2019

Emrah Dokur , Salim Ceyhan , Mehmet Kurban

Abstract

DOI: 10.26650/electrica.2018.28091

A wide variety of distribution functions
are used in the literature for wind speed modelling. It is the most widely used
Weibull distribution (WD) function in wind speed modelling. In this paper,
two-parameter WD, Rayleigh distribution (RD) which is a special form of WD, and
Inverse Weibull distribution (IWD) offered for a new seasonal wind speed
modelling are considered and analyzed for six different regions (Gökçeada,
Bozcaada, Bandırma, Bilecik, Yalova and Sakarya regions) in the Northwest of Turkey,
comparatively. The hourly wind speed data for the period of  October 2015 to 30 September 2016 is taken
from Turkish State Meteorological Service. As a result of the comparison, it is
seen that the WD is generally suitable, although IWD has good seasonal results
in some regions. All the comparative results are given in tables. 

Cite this article as: Dokur E, Ceyhan S,
Kurban M. Comparative Analysis of Wind Speed Models Using Different Weibull
Distributions. Electrica, 2019; 19(1): 22-28.

Keywords

Wind speed modeling, weibull distribution, rayleigh distribution, inverse weibull distribution

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