Research Article
Assessment of Wind Characteristics and Wind Power Potential of Gharo, Pakistan
Table 4
Wind energy generation classification by National Renewable Energy Laboratories [
43].
| Wind class | Resource | Height 30 m (AGL) | Height 50 m (AGL) | Wind speed (m/s) | Wind power density (W/m2) | Wind speed (m/s) | Wind power density (W/m2) |
| 1 | Poor | 00–5.1 | 0 0–160 | 00–5.4 | 00–200 | 2 | Marginal | 5.1–5.9 | 16–240 | 5.4–6.2 | 200–300 | 3 | Moderate | 5.9–6.5 | 240–320 | 6.2–6.9 | 300–400 | 4 | Good | 6.5–7.0 | 320–400 | 6.9–7.4 | 400–500 | 5 | Excellent | 7.0–7.4 | 400–480 | 7.4–7.8 | 500–600 | 6 | Excellent | 7.4–8.2 | 480–640 | 7.8–8.6 | 600–800 | 7 | Excellent | 8.2–11.0 | 640–1600 | >8.6 | >800 |
|
|