Performance Evaluation Model WRF for wind forecast in de central region of Alagoas State – Craíbas

The aim of this work was to evaluate the performance of the WRF model for estimate wind speed in the central region of Alagoas State (Brazil). The wind velocity (WRF outputs) were compared with anemometric data of the PVPN projetc (Previsão do Vento em Parques Eólicos no Nordeste Brasileiro “Wind fo...

ver descrição completa

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Silva, Silvania Maria Santos da; Lyra, Roberto Fernando da Fonseca; Silva Júnior, Rosiberto Salustiano da; Cruz, Nareida Simone Delgado da; Silva, Sâmara dos Santos
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Estado:Published version
Data de publicação:2018
País:Brasil
Recursos:UFSM
Repositório:Revista Ciência e Natura (Online)
Idioma:Português
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/30759
Acesso em linha:https://periodicos.ufsm.br/cienciaenatura/article/view/30759
Nível de acesso:Acesso aberto
Palavra-chave:Wind
Wind Energy
Atmospheric Model
WRF model
Vento
Energia Eólica
Modelo Atmosférico
Modelo WRF.
Descrição
Resumo:The aim of this work was to evaluate the performance of the WRF model for estimate wind speed in the central region of Alagoas State (Brazil). The wind velocity (WRF outputs) were compared with anemometric data of the PVPN projetc (Previsão do Vento em Parques Eólicos no Nordeste Brasileiro “Wind forecast for wind farms in the Brazilian Northeast”), from January to December 2014. The results showed that the WRF model estimated very well the monthly and daily wind speed averages. Deviations are greater in the dry season. Throughout the year the mean difference (WRF-OBS) was only 0.23 m.s-1 (6.14 m.s-1 versus 5.91 m.s-1), showing that this model is a good tool for forecasting wind for wind farms.