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http://dx.doi.org/10.7836/kses.2016.36.4.021

Evaluation of Implementation Potential of Offshore Wind Farm Capacity in Korea Using National Wind Map and Commercial Wind Farm Design Tool  

Song, Yuan (Division of Advanced Mechanical Engineering, Kangwon National University)
Kim, Chanjong (Division of Advanced Mechanical Engineering, Kangwon National University)
Paek, Insu (Division of Advanced Mechanical Engineering, Kangwon National University)
Kim, Hyungoo (Wind Energy Research Group, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
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Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society / v.36, no.4, 2016 , pp. 21-29 More about this Journal
Abstract
Commercial wind farm design tools and the national wind map are used to determine the implementation potential of offshore wind power in Korea in this study. For this, the territorial waters of Korea were divided into nine analysis regions and a commercial CFD code was used to obtain wind resource maps at 100m A.S.L. which is the hub height of a 5MW wind turbine used in this study. With the wind resource obtained, factors including water depth, distance from substations, minimum and maximum capacity of a wind farm, distance between turbines and wind farms were considered to determine wind power potential. Also, the conservation areas, military zones, ports, fishing grounds, etc. were considered and excluded. As the result, a total capacity of 6,720 MW was found to be the implementation potential and this corresponds to $3.38MW/km^2$ in API. Also if the distance from the substation is not considered, the potential increased to be 10,040 MW. This offshore wind farm potential is considered enough to satisfy the target of wind farm capacities in the 7th national plan for electricity demand and supply.
Keywords
Offshore Wind Farm; Implementation Potential; National Wind Map; Wind Resource Map;
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