Abstract:
Wind characteristics and wind energy potential for Hyderabad Sindh are presented. These were evaluated using mean monthly wind speed data at a height of 10 m above the ground for the year 1995-1999. The minimum & maximum wind speeds are 3.2 m/sec in December and 9.0 m/sec in July respectively. Accordingly the maximum mean power output exploitable from the wind at this site is 2.7 K W, using 5 m dia wind turbine blade. The annual mean energy density available in the wind was found to be 1531 K W h m-1. Thus the potential year for a round wind energy utilization at Hyderabad, Sindh is good enough to run a tube well for agriculture use & small scale power generation. The Weibull parameters c and k for Hyderabad was also estimated to see the pattern of wind for its efficient use. It has been observed that the prospect of wind energy utilization is fairly bright and feasible for this area.
Page(s):
21-26
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Karachi University Journal of Science, Volume: 32, Issue: 1--2, Year: 2004