Applying fuzzy set theory to evaluate and select potential sites for wind turbine installations

Skikos, GD

dc.contributor.author	Skikos, GD	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:42:31Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:42:31Z
dc.date.issued	1994	en
dc.identifier.issn	0309524X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/23864
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dc.subject.other	Aerodynamics	en
dc.subject.other	Algorithms	en
dc.subject.other	Decision making	en
dc.subject.other	Installation	en
dc.subject.other	Site selection	en
dc.subject.other	Speed	en
dc.subject.other	Wind	en
dc.subject.other	Wind power	en
dc.subject.other	Wind turbines	en
dc.subject.other	Fuzzy decision algorithms	en
dc.subject.other	Fuzzy site index	en
dc.subject.other	Mean terrain roughness length	en
dc.subject.other	Wind direction frequency	en
dc.subject.other	Wind power density	en
dc.subject.other	Wind sites	en
dc.subject.other	Wind speed	en
dc.subject.other	Fuzzy sets	en
dc.title	Applying fuzzy set theory to evaluate and select potential sites for wind turbine installations	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	1994	en
heal.abstract	The aim of this paper is to present an innovative fuzzy set decision process for the evaluation and selection of potential wind sites, where wind turbines are due to be installed in the future. The proposed methodology makes use of the fuzzy set theory and its application to decision making. The sets of information such as the mean wind speed, the mean terrain roughness length, the wind direction frequency and the wind power density of a specific site are fuzzified with the aid of appropriate fuzzy membership functions and combined through a fuzzy decision algorithm, known as the Yager-Saaty scheme, in order to yield the Fuzzy Site Index (FSI). This index is applied to evaluate the candidate wind sites and to select the best among them for feasible wind turbine installation. An explicit numerical example, which illustrates the effectiveness of the proposed procedure, is presented as well, using the wind data of 25 selected sites on the Greek Island of Kythnos.	en
heal.publisher	Multi-Science Publishing Co, Ltd, Brentwood, United Kingdom	en
heal.journalName	Wind Engineering	en
dc.identifier.volume	18	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.spage	283	en
dc.identifier.epage	295	en