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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 29, Issue 57, Pages 85855-85868Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-14315-5
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Kumaraswamy distribution; Probability distribution; Skewness; Statistical analysis; Wind speed; Wind energy
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The study investigated the appropriateness of nine probability distribution models for wind speed distribution at 10 sites in Tamil Nadu, India. It found that the generalized extreme value distribution and Kumaraswamy distribution performed well and can be preferred for wind resource assessment.
The optimal design and performance monitoring of wind farms depend on the precise assessment of spatial and temporal distribution of wind speed. The aim of this research is to investigate the appropriateness of nine popular probability distribution models (exponential, gamma, generalised extreme value, inverse Gaussian, Kumaraswamy, log-logistic, lognormal, Nakagami, and Weibull) for the assessment of wind speed distribution (WSD) at 10 sites situated at topographically distinct locations in Tamil Nadu, India, based on 39 years of data. The results suggest that a single distribution cannot produce best fit for all the stations. On an individual level, the generalised extreme value distribution provided the most suitable fit for majority of the stations, followed by the Kumaraswamy distribution. The Kumaraswamy distribution has performed well even if the WSD of the station is negatively skewed. Hence, based on the ranking and performance consistency, the Kumaraswamy distribution can be preferred irrespective of the topographical heterogeneity of the stations.
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