Enhancing the effectiveness of wind power source assessment

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dc.contributor.advisor Merabet, Adel, 1975-
dc.creator Kavanagh, Darcy Shane
dc.date.accessioned 2018-05-17T13:59:31Z
dc.date.available 2018-05-17T13:59:31Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/handle/01/27523
dc.description 1 online resource (42 p.) : illustrations (some colour)
dc.description Includes abstract.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-42).
dc.description.abstract With a growing demand for energy, and a desire to reduce anthropogenic climate change, the use of renewable energy sources is becoming increasingly popular. A major source of renewable energy that is readily available is wind energy. Unfortunately, however, the variability of the wind speed is a major factor inhibiting the growth of the industry. Using a multiscale method known as detrended fluctuation analysis, wind speed data from Corvallis, Montana, and Boutiliers Point, Nova Scotia, was analyzed. From this project, a new tool was developed, which involves a new way of characterizing wind patterns: the wind speed consistency index (w). This index shows the extent to which high wind speed values correspond to high persistency, and responds specifically to the need of having a measure of the relationship of wind speed and its consistency. en_CA
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dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.title Enhancing the effectiveness of wind power source assessment en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Bachelor of Science (Honours Environmental Science)
thesis.degree.level Undergraduate
thesis.degree.discipline Environmental Science
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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