Justification of the capacity of wind-driven power-plants as part of an autonomous energy complex

Abstract

The article considers the way of reliable energy supply of small towns by the development of an autonomous energy complex. It consists of a source using organic fuel and a source based on renewable energy. An urgent issue of such a combination is to determine the optimal ratio of installed capacity. Here we have developed the methodology to solve it. The daily and annual quantitative parameters of the autonomous energy complex were calculated, including gas turbines, wind power plants, and peak boilers. Taking into account the reservation of electric power, the optimal value of the wind turbine relative power was determined and appeared to be in the range of 0.45–0.55.