Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 620 015

EE403 WIND AND SOLAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
B.Tech (EEE) VII Semester

ASSIGNMENT I
Date of Submission: 30/09/2016, before 12:30 p.m.

INSTRUCTIONS: Use the Excel sheet given for answering the questions. The assignment will consist
of graphs as well as written answers. The preferred format is to have the graphs as printouts and
handwritten answers.
[1]

Obtain a plot of the wind speed vs. time for the different hub heights. What is your conclusion on
the behavior of wind with height?

[2]

Obtain a plot of the change in wind direction with time for different hub heights. Is the change in
wind direction progressive with height and time? Explain the possible reason behind this behavior.

[3]

How would the information obtained from the plot obtained in [2] be used for wind turbine
design/operation? Explain the significance of the measurement.

[4]

If you were to be a wind turbine operator, what would be your selection of hub height (based on
plot obtained from [1])? Why?

[5]

Assume atmospheric stability as 0.9 for a hub height of 116m. What would be the surface
roughness length of the measurement site? What is your conclusion?

[6]

Assume a surface roughness length of z0=0.0002m and neutral atmospheric conditions. What will
be the wind speed now, at a height of 116 m/s for different instants of time? Plot the new wind
speed vs. time. Also obtain a plot of the difference in wind speed for different roughness length.
What do you observe from the two plots? Present your conclusions.

[7]

Assume a surface roughness length of z0=1.2 m and neutral atmospheric conditions. What will be
the wind speed now, at a height of 116 m/s for different instants of time? Plot the new wind speed
vs. time. Also obtain a plot of the difference in wind speed for different roughness length.
What do you observe from the two plots? Present your conclusions.

[8]

For the hub height you have selected in [4], what will be the power output of the turbine
throughout the day at standard conditions? Select an appropriate value for the diameter of the rotor
for the hub height. Obtain the plot of the power generated from the turbine vs. time.
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