Estudio de viabilidad técnica de Parques Eólicos en la Provincia de Chimborazo.

Abstract

The present work carries out a technical feasibility study within the field of alternative energies with bases in the wind potential, for the conformation of a possible wind farm by means of probabilistic methods at Chimborazo Province. The research is of an experimental type, information will be available on the following variables: average and maximum wind speed, average and maximum wind directions, measures taken at 10 meters in height. The study will cover the estimation of wind energy in 7 stations monitored by Espoch Research Center for Alternative Energy and Environment, such as; Espoch, Atillo, Matus, Quimiag, San Juan, Tunshi and Urbina. The technique used was the one of the signing that consists of collecting secondary information already existent on the speed and direction of the wind in all the stations, that was provided by GEAA, the instrument was a record of data collection the same that register name of station, Year, Month, day, time of taking each date, identify and select data from control stations, transfer data to georeferenced maps in the GIS system, statistically analyze data and report results. As a consequence of the present investigation, it was obtained that two of the seven stations monitored, offer us a wind potential that can meet an energy requirement of 50% of the inhabitants of area such as Atillo and Urbina with a contribution of wind energy resource Annual withdrawals of 414 MWh/year, wind randomness, significantly affects the removable wind energy per unit area, small variations in speed produce important changes because the power varies with the hub of that speed.