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: Received: 4 July 2019 / Approved: 8 July 2019 / Online: 8 July 2019 (03:37:09 CEST)
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Ayala, M.; Riba, G. Confronting Urban Electricity Demand with Wind Energy Supply: Case Study in Ecuador. Preprints2019, 2019070098. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201907.0098.v1
Ayala, M.; Riba, G. Confronting Urban Electricity Demand with Wind Energy Supply: Case Study in Ecuador. Preprints 2019, 2019070098. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201907.0098.v1
Ayala, M.; Riba, G. Confronting Urban Electricity Demand with Wind Energy Supply: Case Study in Ecuador. Preprints2019, 2019070098. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201907.0098.v1
APA Style
Ayala, M., & Riba, G. (2019). Confronting Urban Electricity Demand with Wind Energy Supply: Case Study in Ecuador. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201907.0098.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Ayala, M. and Genís Riba. 2019 "Confronting Urban Electricity Demand with Wind Energy Supply: Case Study in Ecuador" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201907.0098.v1
Abstract
On 2013 the Villonaco wind farm (16.5 MW), the first wind farm in continental Ecuador near the city of Loja, began operations. The power generated is delivered to the National Interconnected System (SNI), which services the city. This research confronts two sets of real data, the electricity use of the urban area of Loja, and the power generated by the Villonaco Wind Farm. Electricity use follows clearly defined daily and weekly cycles, and wind power has a seasonal behaviour. The study shows that wind power integration cannot be a long-term stable power source regardless power or generation surplus. Another essential finding is that time series can be used as a statistical source to determine the need for short- (seconds) and long- (days, weeks) term energy storage. Strategies to further the energy autonomy of the urban area through the expansion of the wind farm by a factor of 2 are discussed.
Keywords
wind power; urban areas; power management
Subject
Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology
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