International Journal of Energy Research

Research Article

Technoeconomic Analysis of a Wind Power Generation System and Wind Resource Mapping Using GIS Tools: The Case of Twelve Locations in the Commune of Evodoula, Cameroon

Table 7

Comparison between the two methods of calculating annual energy production, capacity factor, the number of production hours at rated power, and the total number of hours produced annually locations selected for the five wind turbines.
MethodsConventional methodUncertainty method
Wind turbinesNumber of wind turbines ()LocationsCF (%)Gross annual energy production AEP Gross (GWh) of a wind turbineNet annual energy production AEP Net (GWh) of a wind turbineNet annual energy production AEP Net produced by the fleet (GWh)/total energy produced (TEP)Nhepn (number of production hours at nominal power)Nh (total number of hours produced annually over the data collection period; its value is Gross annual energy production AEP Gross (GWh) of a wind turbineNet annual energy production AEP Net (GWh) of a wind turbineNet annual energy production AEP Net produced by the fleet (GWh)/total energy produced (TEP)Nhepn (number of production hours at nominal power)Nh (total number of hours produced annually over the data collection period its value is
VESTAS V162-5.6MW5Evodoula11.4223.439518367.0318555335.159277511969.9742663862.1392685.8853562205.76560691028.828034--
Ekol11.7229.029055468.70871661343.54358312269.41368663590.1763713.964415214.18932451070.946622--
Ntouda10197.001567459.10047022295.502351110553.6554669585.8089571.5539485171.4661846857.3309228--
Okok11.7229.939447568.98183425344.909171312318.18469663787.6111717.1328017215.13984051075.699202--
Ngobo10.2199.882453159.96473592299.823679610707.98856668583.3471588.3693665176.5108099882.5540497--
Nkotabel10.1197.607092359.2821277296.410638510586.09423668590.7561578.750364173.6251092868.1255461--
Nkolkougda11.6227.569522468.27085671341.354283512191.22441663304.9536708.6998177212.60994531063.049727--
Ayos11.7229.725837868.91775134344.588756712306.74131663795.7257716.0620092214.81860281074.093014--
Etok9.9194.747015258.42410455292.120522710432.87581668197.2009568.6120048170.5836014852.9180072--
Nloudou8.3162.970243848.89107314244.45536578730.548776652465.036440.1297427132.0389228660.1946141--
Nkolabang9.5186.116152455.83484573279.17422879970.508166663380.0529527.6808969158.3042691791.5213454--
Nkolmeyos II8.5166.753305750.0259917250.12995858933.212803652254.5403455.8322486136.7496746683.7483728--
VESTAS V150-5.6MW5Evodoula9.3182.494076254.74822287273.74111449776.46837663862.1392480.2654104144.0796231720.3981157--
Ekol9.5187.235658656.17069757280.853487810030.48171663590.1763500.3979713150.1193914750.5969569--
Ntouda8.2161.210241248.36307235241.81536188636.26292669585.8089400.9785755120.2935726601.4678632--
Okok9.6188.058707256.41761215282.088060710074.5736663787.6111502.8292619150.8487786754.2438929--
Ngobo8.3163.542330649.06269919245.31349598761.196283668583.3471412.7114882123.8134464619.0672322--
Nkotabel8.2161.57146748.47144011242.35720068655.614306668590.7561405.6901009121.7070303608.5351514--
Nkolkougda9.5185.923574655.77707239278.8853629960.191498663304.9536496.3907464148.9172239744.5861196--
Ayos9.6187.876884956.36306547281.815327410064.83312663795.7257502.0594345150.6178303753.0891517--
Etok8.1159.030855247.70925657238.54628288519.510101668197.2009398.0774732119.423242597.1162098--
Nloudou6.8133.153589539.94607685199.73038427133.228008652465.036308.29485392.48845589462.4422795--
Nkolabang7.7151.999632245.59988966227.99944838142.837439663380.0529369.4629014110.8388704554.1943521--
Nkolmeyos II6.9136.375171140.91255133204.56275667305.812737652254.5403319.600092595.88002774479.4001387--
VESTAS V82-1.65MW5Evodoula1586.7650030626.02950092130.147504615775.455137593.17511231.598769269.47963077347.3981538--
Ekol15.488.8018951626.64056855133.202842716145.7991237610.64575240.71787272.21536159361.076808--
Ntouda13.377.0725579423.12176738115.608836914013.1923537628.92428194.44081758.33224511291.6612255--
Okok15.489.1308869226.73926608133.696330416205.615837618.45035241.72103772.51631109362.5815554--
Ngobo13.578.1249441723.43748325117.187416314204.535337626.0177199.970171459.99105142299.9552571--
Nkotabel13.477.2915184623.18745554115.937277714053.0033637613.41251196.843330959.05299926295.2649963--
Nkolkougda15.388.2739565126.48218695132.410934816049.8102737598.77924239.045697871.71370935358.5685468--
Ayos15.489.0531545326.71594636133.579731816191.4826437617.74393241.373847672.41215427362.0607714--
Etok13.276.2419752722.87259258114.362962913862.1773237589.85817193.57063358.07118991290.3559496--
Nloudou11.164.4354899819.3306469996.6532349711715.5436337599.83192151.320460645.39613817226.9806909--
Nkolabang12.673.0208360321.90625081109.53125413276.5156437591.89872180.025582154.00767462270.0383731--
Nkolmeyos II11.465.8333462219.7500038798.7500193311969.6993137617.65372156.486415146.94592453234.7296226--
NORDEX N100-2.5MW5Evodoula17.9157.060612347.11818369235.590918518847.27348663862.1392409.8831312122.9649394614.824696849185.97574663862.1392
Ekol18.3160.64869848.19460941240.973047119277.84376663590.1763425.7595612127.7278684638.639341851091.14734663590.1763
Ntouda15.7137.901573341.37047199206.852359916548.1888669585.8089340.1402164102.0420649510.210324540816.82596669585.8089
Okok18.4161.136820848.34104623241.705231219336.41849663787.6111427.2500376128.1750113640.875056451270.00451663787.6111
Ngobo16139.964690141.98940703209.947035216795.76281668583.3471350.2636621105.0790986525.395493242031.63945668583.3471
Nkotabel15.8138.579461241.57383835207.869191816629.53534668590.7561345.0554033103.516621517.58310541406.6484668590.7561
Nkolkougda18.2159.852390347.95571708239.778585419182.28683663304.9536423.2223287126.9666986634.833493150786,67945663304.9536
Ayos18.4161.000863448.30025902241.501295119320.10361663795.7257426.6484857127.9945457639.972728551197.81828663795.7257
Etok15.6136.959188941.08775666205.438783316435.10266668197.2009339.9676588101.9902976509.951488240796.11905668197.2009
Nloudou13.1114.482060134.34461803171.723090113737.84721652465.036262.851859378.85555778394.277788931542.22311652465.036
Nkolabang14.9130.862491539.25874745196.293737215703.49898663380.0529315.430515594.62915465473.145773237851.66186663380.0529
Nkolmeyos II13.3116.891155635.06734667175.336733314026.93867652254.5403271.65234781.4957041407.478520532598.28164652254.5403
NORDEX N90-2.5MW5Evodoula11.499.7497849629.92493549149.624677411969.9742663862.1392211.702049163.51061473317.5530737--
Ekol11.7102.24511430.6735342153.36767119277.84376663590.1763220.368795366.11063858330.5531929--
Ntouda1087.947128326.38413849131.920692510553.6554669585.8089176.413071152.92392132264.6196066--
Okok11.7102.651539130.79546172153.977308612318.18469663787.6111221.346734166.40402024332.0201012--
Ngobo10.289.2332379826.76997139133.84985710707.98856668583.3471181.603236454.48097093272.4048547--
Nkotabel10.188.2174519326.46523558132.326177910586.09423668590.7561178.634281853.59028453267.9514227--
Nkolkougda11.6101.593536830.47806103152.390305112191.22441663304.9536218.743850265.62315506328.1157753--
Ayos11.7102.556177630.76685328153.834266412306.74131663795.7257221.016228566.30486856331.5243428--
Etok9.986.9406317626.08218953130.410947610432.87581668197.2009175.50502552.65150749263.2575375--
Nloudou8.372.7545731321.82637194109.13185978730.548776652465.036135.848312840.75449383203.7724692--
Nkolabang9.583.0875680524.92627042124.63135219970.508166663380.0529162.871427648.86142829244.3071414--
Nkolmeyos II8.574.4434400322.33303201111.665168933.212803652254.5403140.694972142.20849164211.0424582--