Effect of wind turbine parameters on the capacity adequacy of generating systems using wind energy

The production of electricity by a wind turbine at a specific site depends on many factors. These factors include the wind speed conditions at the site and the characteristics of the wind turbine generator (WTG) itself, particularly the cut-in, rated and cut-out wind speed parameters. There are many different types of wind turbines commercially available on the market. It is therefore desirable to select a wind turbine which is best suited for a particular site in order to obtain the maximum capacity benefit at the given criterion risk level. This paper illustrates the effect of different wind turbine design parameters on the basic adequacy indices and the load carrying capacity benefit ratio (LCCBR) using a small test system. The case studies also show how an optimum site-matching wind turbine can be selected using the LCCBR.