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- Title
The problem of the second wind turbine - a note on a common but flawed wind power estimation method.
- Authors
Gans, F.; Miller, L. M.; Kleidon, A.
- Abstract
The article presents a study which focuses on the increase in the generation of kinetic energy by the atmosphere to derive wind power potentials using a simple momentum balance model of the atmospheric boundary. The study uses the simulations with an atmospheric general circulation model to stimulate the generation of kinetic energy with momentum conservation. Results show that the wind power potentials are overestimated by an order of magnitude in the limit of wind power extraction.
- Subjects
ATMOSPHERE; WIND power; MOMENTUM (Mechanics); ATMOSPHERIC boundary layer; SIMULATION methods &; models; ANALYTICAL mechanics
- Publication
Earth System Dynamics, 2012, Vol 3, Issue 1, p79
- ISSN
2190-4979
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5194/esd-3-79-2012