Table 3.
Annual and all-year simulations of electric-power output at various turbine hub heights in the study sites.
Location | Period | h = 10 m | h = 30 m | h = 50 m | h = 70 m | h = 90 m | h = 110 m | ||||||
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P e (W) | P e,ave (W) | P e (W) | P e,ave (W) | P e (W) | P e,ave (W) | P e (W) | P e,ave (W) | P e (W) | P e,ave (W) | P e (W) | P e,ave (W) | ||
Katsina | 2006 | 594.15 | 595.16 | 892.36 | 668.21 | 1160.14 | 671.11 | 1426.30 | 651.17 | 1698.98 | 622.03 | 1982.01 | 589.36 |
2007 | 770.20 | 631.02 | 1132.89 | 652.48 | 1450.87 | 629.56 | 1761.74 | 596.39 | 2075.95 | 560.97 | 2398.30 | 526.11 | |
2008 | 451.36 | 542.15 | 740.06 | 687.38 | 1017.79 | 722.66 | 1307.77 | 713.84 | 1617.06 | 684.67 | 1949.45 | 646.34 | |
2009 | 434.31 | 510.50 | 662.90 | 639.88 | 872.75 | 684.04 | 1084.56 | 691.52 | 1304.28 | 679.83 | 1534.82 | 657.70 | |
2010 | 358.94 | 429.31 | 515.11 | 555.42 | 654.10 | 619.67 | 791.08 | 652.84 | 930.40 | 666.70 | 1074.09 | 667.82 | |
All-year | 522.29 | 559.58 | 778.56 | 654.69 | 1008.66 | 675.01 | 1237.29 | 667.53 | 1471.43 | 647.05 | 1714.38 | 620.28 | |
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Warri | 2006 | 72.84 | 98.82 | 118.44 | 164.35 | 164.63 | 230.60 | 214.57 | 300.90 | 269.40 | 374.27 | 329.85 | 447.98 |
2007 | 114.93 | 151.77 | 176.57 | 238.51 | 236.08 | 319.68 | 298.19 | 398.27 | 364.41 | 472.06 | 435.56 | 538.36 | |
2008 | 119.20 | 149.09 | 169.11 | 217.26 | 215.11 | 278.74 | 261.43 | 337.98 | 309.34 | 394.84 | 359.47 | 448.29 | |
2009 | 137.64 | 171.08 | 193.47 | 246.69 | 244.41 | 313.05 | 295.32 | 374.93 | 347.67 | 432.23 | 402.16 | 484.14 | |
2010 | 127.99 | 161.31 | 183.15 | 236.80 | 234.12 | 304.36 | 285.56 | 368.42 | 338.86 | 428.54 | 394.73 | 483.54 | |
All-year | 107.96 | 139.16 | 159.66 | 211.08 | 208.60 | 277.97 | 258.89 | 343.80 | 311.81 | 407.78 | 368.02 | 468.16 | |
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Calabar | 2006 | 65.52 | 90.15 | 110.08 | 154.79 | 156.27 | 221.78 | 207.09 | 294.33 | 263.69 | 371.35 | 326.89 | 449.82 |
2007 | 81.59 | 110.95 | 133.15 | 185.13 | 185.31 | 259.65 | 241.66 | 337.51 | 303.50 | 416.66 | 371.65 | 493.44 | |
2008 | 66.64 | 91.81 | 112.24 | 158.00 | 159.57 | 226.65 | 211.66 | 300.88 | 269.73 | 379.42 | 334.60 | 458.98 | |
2009 | 64.29 | 88.62 | 108.47 | 152.77 | 154.41 | 219.48 | 205.06 | 291.96 | 261.59 | 369.15 | 324.80 | 448.04 | |
2010 | 54.81 | 76.19 | 94.61 | 134.32 | 136.78 | 196.04 | 183.92 | 264.54 | 237.15 | 339.43 | 297.27 | 418.30 | |
All-year | 61.72 | 85.33 | 104.94 | 148.21 | 150.15 | 214.04 | 200.22 | 286.01 | 256.30 | 363.19 | 319.22 | 442.65 |