Analysis of wind energy resources for the island of mauritius using concepts of thermodynamics

摘要: Exergy is the term which relates to the ‘quality’ of the work potential of a system. It is usually split into kinetic exergy, physical exergy, chemical exergy and potential exergy. Hence, giving a more realistic background on the performance of the system. For wind energy systems, kinetic exergy and physical exergy are the only relevant quantities. However, kinetic exergy is more related to the wind turbine system, while physical exergy results from the environmental factors around the system. In this paper, the physical exergetic analysis of the wind energy resources over the island of Mauritius is conducted. It is calculated by using the meteorological variables such as temperature, humidity ratio, pressure and wind speed at typical turbine hub height (60 magl), obtained from running the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. A high-resolution physical wind exergy map is generated which can help …