Literature

The following report provides an in-depth analysis to small wind energy.

The link for the small-scale wind energy technical report:

http://www.wind-power-program.com/Library/Reports%20on%20the%20natural%20wind/Small-scale%20Wind%20Energy%20-%20Technical%20Report.pdf

Anemometers measure wind speed in several areas throughout the UK. The map below identifies the distribution of the anemometers throughout the country.

 

Industry standard for modelling wind speed distribution:

 

U: wind speed

A: scale parameter of distribution

k: shape parameter of distribution

 

The strength of this wind,

                                                             G (in ms-1), is given by

                                                                    G = Px /(ρ f )

Here

Px is the magnitude of the pressure gradient (in Pa m-1), ρ is the density, and f is the

Coriolis parameter

 

(= 2ΩsinΦ, where Ω = 7.3x10-5 s-1 is the rate of rotation of the Earth and Φ is

the latitude in degrees). At 50 degrees N (as in parts of the UK), this gives G ≅ 7500Px.
                                                                                                            (by Anqi Chen)