Abstract
A number of years worth of data concerning the wind speed in Oman have been presented in this article. The data are obtained from a remote agricultural research station in Oman. The annual mean wind speed is 5.7 m/s. In this station, electricity supply is provided with dieselengine generating units. The annual peak load and minimum load recorded at the site is 130 kW and 28 kW, respectively. A 50-kW wind turbine is selected to demonstrate the economic feasibility of the turbine as a fuel saver. The results show that wind energy utilization is an attractive option with total specific cost of the selected wind turbine at 7.8 kWh at 7.55% discount rate comparing to diesel generation operating cost of 14.3 c/kWh, considering the capital cost of diesel units as sunk. The simple payback period of the turbine is 5.4 years and discounted payback 7.2 years.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | IEEE EUROCON 2009, EUROCON 2009 |
| Pages | 590-595 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Event | IEEE EUROCON 2009, EUROCON 2009 - St. Petersburg, Russian Federation Duration: May 18 2009 → May 23 2009 |
Other
| Other | IEEE EUROCON 2009, EUROCON 2009 |
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| Country | Russian Federation |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| Period | 5/18/09 → 5/23/09 |
Keywords
- Energy fuel saver
- Oman
- Wind turbine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Communication