Performance evaluation of wind turbines for sites in Chad

Marcel Hamda Soulouknga; Tobiloba Emmanuel Somefun; Serge Yamigno Doka

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11565

Performance evaluation of wind turbines for sites in Chad

Heliyon. 2022 Nov 14;8(11):e11565. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11565. eCollection 2022 Nov.

Authors

Marcel Hamda Soulouknga¹, Tobiloba Emmanuel Somefun², Serge Yamigno Doka³

Affiliations

¹ Higher Normal School of Technical Education of Sarh, University of Sarh, Chad.
² Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria.
³ Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Ngaoundere, PO Box 454 Ngaoundere, Cameroon.

Abstract

For the production of electricity, the use of wind energy has become more interesting in recent years. In this present study, the authors assessed wind potential using wind speed data measured at 10 m altitude for a period of 18-30 years in Chad. The statistical method of Rayleigh's law was deployed in this study. In addition, the performance of five wind turbines in five different sites were examined based on their capacity factor and annual energy production. The results shows that the average monthly velocities of the five sites range from 2.54 m/s to 3.25 m/s and the power density varies from 20.80 W/m² to 44.17 W/m². By focusing on the annual energy production of these turbines, the results obtained show that the Enercom E-82 can be adapted for all the five sites.

Keywords: Capacity factor; Chad; Energy output; Wind speed; Wind turbine.