Simulation of a microscale wind resource for distributed power generation in North Beijing

AbstractWind energy is becoming gradually more important as a power production source in distributed generation. In the present study, based upon the mesoscale wind data in the year of 2016, a microscale wind resource analysis of Huairou district with a resolution of 500 × 500 m was developed by applying computational fluid dynamics method. Wind speed and wind power density were simulated and analyzed at the height of 50, 80 and 100 m over the whole district. The obtained results revealed that wind resource is relatively abundant in some central mountain regions of Huairou, while other regions have poor reserves. It was also concluded that the wind potential in those mountain areas is suitable for constructing a distributed wind farm with an install capacity of 30 MW by applying low speed wind turbine groups.