Determination of the Suitable Wind Turbine for the Location in Yalova, Turkey Considering the Regional Wind Characteristics

Abstract

Aim of this paper is to analyze the wind energy characteristics of a location in Yalova, Turkey and to determine the suitable some usable options about how to make use of wind of such places. One year hourly wind data in time series format was obtained from The Turkish State Meteorological Service (TSMS) in 2012 and analyzed considering some statistical formulations and approaches. In this study, all the wind characteristics of the location such as average wind speed, dominant wind direction, power density values, and Weibull parameters are calculated. As a result, it was determined that this location has less wind potential and non-traditional wind turbines that can even generate electricity at very low wind speeds can be utilized there.