MOBILE STATION FOR WIND PARAMETERS MEASUREMENTS

Zaradi vse bolj očitnih klimatskih sprememb ter vedno večjih potreb po električni energiji je vedno več pozornosti namenjene uporabi obnovljivih virov energije. Med obnovljive vire energije uvrščamo tudi vetrno energijo. Pred postavitvijo vetrne elektrarne je potrebno, na podlagi meritev, natančno opisati vetrni potencial na opazovani lokaciji. Zato sta natančnost in zanesljivost meritev parametrov vetra izredno pomembnega značaja. Posledično je v diplomski nalogi, poleg teoretičnih osnov vetra, predstavljena mobilna postaja za merjenje parametrov vetra. Predstavljene so posamezne komponente senzorskega sistema ter njihov princip delovanja. Prav tako je opisan način izdelave rože vetrov na osnovi izmerjenih podatkov ter podana ocena smotrnosti vzpostavitve vetrne elektrarne na opazovani lokaciji. Z meritvami uporabljenih senzorjev v tem diplomskem delu je potrjen tudi princip delovanja le-teh. Vse delo v okviru diplomskega dela je bilo opravljeno v Laboratoriju za aplikativno elektrotehniko na Fakulteti za energetiko, Univerze v Mariboru in v podjetju Margento R&D d.o.o.Due to the obvious climate changes and increasing needs for electrical energy, more and more attention is dedicated to the use of renewable energy sources. Renewable energy sources also include wind energy. Before building a wind farm it is important, on the basis of measurements, to accurately describe the wind potential on the observed area. Therefore, the accuracy and reliability of wind parameters measurements are extremely important. Consequently, a mobile station for measuring wind parameters is presented, in this thesis, in addition to the theoretical foundations of the wind. All the components of the sensor system and their principle of operation are presented. Furthermore, the method of making a wind rose is described, based on the measured data, and an assessment of the functionality of establishing a wind farm on the observed location. Measurements of the sensors, used in this thesis, confirm the principle of operation. All the work within this thesis has been carried out in the Laboratory of Applicative Electrical Engineering at the Faculty of Energy Technology, University of Maribor and at the company Margento R&D d.o.o