Assessment of Wind Energy Potential for Small Scale Power Generation at Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan

Authors

  • S.Z. Abbas University of Karachi, Pakistan
  • R. Tanweer Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Firoz Ahmad University of Karachi, Pakistan
  • Fayyaz ur Rasheed University of Karachi, Pakistan
  • Junaid Karim NED University of Engg. & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Alay Raza University of Karachi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6000/1927-5129.2015.11.37

Keywords:

 Power Density, Coefficient of Performance, Wind Machine.

Abstract

In this paper, the wind characteristics and wind Power potential for south coast of Thatta, Sindh province, Pakistan are presented. The variation of monthly wind speed at the height of 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, and 50m are presented. The power density for these heights are calculated employing coefficient of performance Cp as 0.40 and 0.45. Season wise classification of wind speed and power density at these heights indicates a fairly reasonable prospect of wind energy utilization for small scale power generation.

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Published

2015-01-05

Issue

Vol. 11 (2015)

Section

Physics

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Copyright (c) 2015 S.Z. Abbas, R. Tanweer, Firoz Ahmad, Fayyaz ur Rasheed, Junaid Karim , Alay Raza

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How to Cite

Assessment of Wind Energy Potential for Small Scale Power Generation at Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan. (2015). Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences, 11, 261-264. https://doi.org/10.6000/1927-5129.2015.11.37

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