Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5446165 | Energy Procedia | 2017 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
This paper describes a complex terrain wind farm case study in the Ecuadorian Andes. The Windfarm Villonaco is located in southern Ecuador, 640km of Quito, 2700 m a.s.l. with 16.5 MW power output. The objective is to compare actual power production from an existing wind farm with power production predicted by Meteodyn WT, which is a CFD tool based on a nonlinear flow model. The results of this work show that the calculation of the annual energy production of the Villonaco Wind Farm using Meteodyn WT is equal to 69.0 GWh / year, with a capacity factor of 53%.
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Authors
M. Ayala, J. Maldonado, E. Paccha, C. Riba,