Analysis of a US wind power plant using MATLAB, covering capacity factor calculations, wind speed modelling, and energy output optimisation.
This coursework analyses a specific wind power plant in the United States using data from the EIA-860 and EIA-923 surveys (2019). The analysis includes:
- Identifying plant location, turbine type, and hub height (EIA-860)
- Calculating annual capacity factor from hourly wind speed data
- Comparing calculated vs. observed capacity factor (EIA-923)
- Plotting the probability density function of wind speed
- Estimating energy output gains across 10+ levels of increased rated capacity
| File | Description |
|---|---|
Report.mlx |
MATLAB Live Script – main analysis and report |
Wind_speed.csv |
Hourly wind speed data (2019) for the plant location |
Report.pdf |
PDF export of the Live Script |
- EIA-860 (2023) – Annual Electric Generator Survey
- EIA-923 (2019) – Power Plant Operations Report
- Wind speed data sourced from NREL Wind Toolkit
- MATLAB Live Script (.mlx)
- EIA open datasets (Excel)