SALAM M. A.1(), YAZDANI M. G.1, RAHMAN Q. M.2, NURUL Dk1, MEI S. F.1, HASAN Syeed2
1. 文莱理工大学工程学院 2. 加拿大西安大略大学电气与计算机工程系
Investigation of wind energy potentials in Brunei Darussalam
M. A. SALAM1(), M. G. YAZDANI1, Q. M. RAHMAN2, Dk NURUL1, S. F. MEI1, Syeed HASAN2
1. Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, BE1410, Brunei Darussalam 2. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London N6A 3K7, Canada
Conventional power generation mainly depends on natural gas and diesel oil in Brunei Darussalam. The power utility company is now thinking of power generation using natural wind. In this paper, wind energy, being one of the most readily available renewable energy sources, was studied. The wind characteristic, velocity and directions were studied using Weibull distribution based on the measurement of wind speed at two different locations in Brunei Darussalam. These wind speed distributions were modeled using the Wind Power program. The wind rose graph was obtained for the wind direction to analyze the wind power density onshore and offshore. Based on this analysis, it has been found that the wind speed of 3 to 5 m/s has a probability of occurrence of 40%. Besides, the annual energy production at a wind speed of 5 m/s has been found to be in the range between 1000 and 1500 kWh for both the locations in Brunei Darussalam.
SALAM M. A., YAZDANI M. G., RAHMAN Q. M., NURUL Dk, MEI S. F., HASAN Syeed. 文莱达鲁萨兰国风能潜力调研[J]. Frontiers in Energy, 2019, 13(4): 731-741.
M. A. SALAM, M. G. YAZDANI, Q. M. RAHMAN, Dk NURUL, S. F. MEI, Syeed HASAN. Investigation of wind energy potentials in Brunei Darussalam. Front. Energy, 2019, 13(4): 731-741.
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