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Funding was provided by the Sustainable Energy and
Conservation
Office,
Austin, Texas, contract # 4014. The National Renewable Energy
Laboratory
provided funding through the Cooperative Networks for Renewable
Resource
Projects (CONFRRM), Subcontract No. ZCU-6-15026-03, and the Utility
Wind
Resource Assessment Program to Southwestern Public Service ,
Subcontract
No. 5023-01, and then to AEI. Additional funds were provided by AEI.
DISCLAIMER: Company and product names in this report are used
merely
for identification purposes. Inclusion of this information is neither a
recommendation nor an endorsement for these products.
AEI Report 00-2, March 2000
Report is also available at www.windenergy.org
Copyright 2000 by the Alternative Energy
Institute
Any public entity in the State of Texas may copy this report or part
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Published by the Alternative Energy Institute
West Texas A&M University
WT Box 60248
Canyon, Texas 79016 USA
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1.0 |
INTRODUCTION |
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2.0 |
SITE DESCRIPTION |
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2.1 Typical Site |
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2.2 Detailed Description |
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DATA ACQUISITION |
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3.1 Data Logger |
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3.2 Data Flow |
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3.3 Quality Control |
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ANALYSIS |
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4.2 Wind Shear |
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4.4 Wind Direction |
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4.5 Solar Power |
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4.6 Load Matching |
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REFERENCES |
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