Article | REF: BE8584 V1

The physics of windmills

Author: Hervé NIFENECKER

Publication date: October 10, 2018, Review date: November 30, 2018

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5. Wind farm management

The average wind power available on sites is not the only, nor even the main characteristic to be taken into account in the management of a set of wind farms. Wind energy is, indeed, highly variable over time, in a rather unpredictable way. The electricians must thus be able to cope with significant variations in the power provided by the wind farm they operate or whose generation they purchase.

An example of wind variability on an English wind farm is shown in figure  15 .

Wind fluctuations over a short period of time (a month here) can be both large and chaotic.

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