Research Article
Evaluation of the Technical Wind Energy Potential of Kisii Region Based on the Weibull and Rayleigh Distribution Models
Table 5
Extrapolated wind power for Kisii subject to Betz limit.
| The month of the year | 20 m | 30 m | 50 m | 70 m | (m/s) | (W/m) | (m/s) | (W/m) | (m/s) | (W/m) | (m/s) | (W/m) |
| January | 3.43 | 23.68 | 4.41 | 48.95 | 6.04 | 129.59 | 7.45 | 243.01 | February | 3.94 | 35.76 | 5.06 | 76.06 | 6.94 | 196.12 | 8.55 | 367.13 | March | 3.61 | 27.75 | 4.64 | 58.78 | 6.37 | 151.85 | 7.85 | 284.14 | April | 4.44 | 51.37 | 5.71 | 109.62 | 7.84 | 283.18 | 9.66 | 530.52 | May | 4.93 | 70.60 | 6.34 | 149.96 | 8.70 | 386.87 | 10.73 | 725.54 | June | 5.15 | 80.13 | 6.62 | 170.29 | 9.09 | 441.24 | 11.19 | 823.08 | July | 5.18 | 81.79 | 6.66 | 173.74 | 9.14 | 449.03 | 11.26 | 838.80 | August | 5.27 | 86.06 | 6.78 | 182.90 | 9.30 | 472.94 | 11.46 | 885.17 | September | 4.99 | 72.90 | 6.42 | 155.69 | 8.82 | 403.66 | 10.86 | 752.81 | October | 4.35 | 48.36 | 5.59 | 102.64 | 7.68 | 266.25 | 9.46 | 497.68 | November | 3.09 | 17.37 | 3.97 | 36.74 | 5.45 | 95.03 | 6.72 | 178.63 | December | 2.81 | 13.02 | 3.67 | 27.95 | 4.96 | 77.75 | 6.12 | 134.79 | Average | 4.27 | 50.73 | 5.49 | 107.78 | 7.53 | 278.96 | 9.28 | 521.78 |
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