ADEQUACY EVALUATION OF GENERATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING WIND ENERGY
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2003
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Utilization of renewable energy for electric power generation is being given serious consideration due to global environmental concerns associated with conventional energy sources. Many people consider the wind to be an encouraging and promising alternative for power generation because of its tremendous environmental, social and economic benefits, together with public support and government incentives.
The wind, however, is a diffuse and highly variable energy source, and behaves far differently than conventional sources. The research work presented in this thesis is focused on the reliability benefits associated with incorporating wind power in a conventional generation system, and the benefit assessment methods. A probabilistic approach using sequential Monte Carlo simulation was employed in this research and a number of analyses were conducted with regards to the adequacy assessment of a generation system containing wind energy.
It is concluded that the contribution of a wind energy conversion system to the reliability performance of a generation system is highly dependent on the site wind conditions. A wind energy conversion system can make a significant reliability contribution at a site with a high mean wind speed. It is also concluded that wind energy independence associated with multiple wind sites can have a significant positive impact on the reliability contribution associated with wind energy. The models, methodologies, results and discussions presented in this thesis can assist system planners and utility managers to quantitatively assess the capacity benefits of wind energy conversion systems and provide useful input to the managerial decision process.
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Master of Science (M.Sc.)
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Electrical Engineering