A wind farm operator currently has a wind farm situated on cropland that has: Four 250KW machines with 13.5m blades and a hub height of 30m They are considering re-powering their site with: Four 2MW machines with 60m blades and a hub height of 90m. The operator knows from experience that the average wind speed at 30m is 7m/s. What is the power produced at 7m/s 30m hub height in MW? You may find the following information useful:- Terrain type Power law exponent (x) Smooth sea 0.12 Short grass 0.13 0.14 crops rural forest 0.16 h 0.23 Power in the Wind = ½0AV3 Vref suburban 0.24

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A wind farm operator currently has a wind farm situated on cropland that has:
Four 250kW machines with 13.5m blades and a hub height of 30m
They are considering re-powering their site with:
Four 2MW machines with 60m blades and a hub height of 90m.
The operator knows from experience that the average wind speed at 30m is 7m/s.
What is the power produced at 7m/s 30m hub height in MW?
You may find the following information useful:-
Terrain type Power law exponent (x)
Smooth sea
0.12
Short grass
0.13
crops
0.14
rural
0.16
h
forest
0.23
Power in the Wind = 2PAV3
Vref
suburban
0.24
Transcribed Image Text:Question 19 A wind farm operator currently has a wind farm situated on cropland that has: Four 250kW machines with 13.5m blades and a hub height of 30m They are considering re-powering their site with: Four 2MW machines with 60m blades and a hub height of 90m. The operator knows from experience that the average wind speed at 30m is 7m/s. What is the power produced at 7m/s 30m hub height in MW? You may find the following information useful:- Terrain type Power law exponent (x) Smooth sea 0.12 Short grass 0.13 crops 0.14 rural 0.16 h forest 0.23 Power in the Wind = 2PAV3 Vref suburban 0.24
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