A Literature Review of Wind Forecasting Methods

Wen-Yeau Chang^*

Department of Electrical Engineering, St. John’s University, Taiwan,China.

DOI: 10.4236/jpee.2014.24023                

Abstract

In this paper, an overview of new and current developments in wind forecasting is given where the focus lies upon principles and practical implementations. High penetration of wind power in the electricity system provides many challenges to the power system operators, mainly due to the unpredictability and variability of wind power generation. Although wind energy may not be dispatched, an accurate forecasting method of wind speed and power generation can help the power system operators reduce the risk of unreliability of electricity supply. This paper gives a literature survey on the categories and major methods of wind forecasting. Based on the assessment of wind speed and power forecasting methods, the future development direction of wind forecasting is proposed.

Keywords

Literature Survey; Wind Forecasting Categories; Wind Speed and Power Forecasting Methods

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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