A Novel Design, Economic Assessment, and Fuzzy-Based Technical Validation of an Islanded Microgrid: A Case Study on Load Model of Kibber Village in Himachal Pradesh

Table 4

Tabulated data for wind energy resources.

Wind speed data
Month	Wind speed	Month	Wind speed
January	7.960	July	5.600
February	7.890	August	5.350
March	7.580	September	6.090
April	7.010	October	7.440
May	7.200	November	7.970
June	6.900	December	8.290
Minimum: 5.350, maximum: 8.290		Annual average value: 7.110
Technical and economic data
Parameter	Value	Parameter	Value
Manufacturer	Generic	Rated capacity (kW)	10
Lifetime (y)	22	Rotor diameter (m)	22
Hub height (m)	24	Tower height (m)	50
Capital cost	$44500	Swept area (m^2)	2300
Replacement cost	$40500	Number of blades	3
O&M cost/year	$400	Cut-in-speed (m/s)	3
Rated wind speed (m/s)	10	Cut-out-speed (m/s)	21