Research Article
Wind Energy Development in India and a Methodology for Evaluating Performance of Wind Farm Clusters
Table 2
Comparison of the wind farms based on technical performance indicators (ITeP).
| | Sl. number | Parameters | Wind farm location | | Chikkodi | Saundatti | Belagavi | Raibag |
| | 1 | Capacity factor (CF in %) | 29 (2.70) | 27.95 (1.0) | 28.06 (1.18) | 30.42 (5.0) | | 2 | Specific energy production (kWh/m2) | 4741.1 (5.0) | 2425.99 (1.63) | 1994.19 (1.0) | 2436.16 (1.64) | | 3 | Equivalent full load hours (hr) | 2541 (2.70) | 2449 (1.0) | 2458 (1.17) | 2665 (5.0) | | 4 | Plant availability factor (in %) | 95.6 (2.95) | 95.75 (3.44) | 95 (1.0) | 96.23 (5.0) | | 5 | Wind resources or wind conditions (velocity) during the period (in m/s) | 6.5 (5.0) | 6 (2.33) | 5.75 (1.0) | 6.2 (3.40) | | 6 | Topography & sighting of wind turbines (WTG rating and type) | High (4.0) | V. high (5.0) | Medium (3.0) | Medium (3.0) | | 7 | Development of appropriate design criteria, specification & standards | High (4.0) | Medium (3.0) | V. high (5.0) | Medium (3.0) | | 8 | Full scale testing prior to commercial introduction | High (4.0) | High (4.0) | High (4.0) | High (4.0) | | 9 | Condition monitoring system for turbine maintenance (O&M etc.) | High (4.0) | High (4.0) | High (4.0) | High (4.0) | | 10 | Power evacuation (up to the grid) | V. high (5.0) | High (4.0) | Low (2.0) | Low (2.0) |
| | | Total (score × weight of ITeP) | 18.488 | 15.376 | 12.212 | 18.849 |
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Note: the number inside the () parentheses indicates the values of the parameters on a 1–5 scale. V.: very.
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