Study on Characteristics of Wind Power Generation in Plateau Mountainous Area

As a new type of clean energy, wind energy has been developing rapidly in recent years. In plateau mountains, the characteristics of the wind decide that it is different from that in plains and offshore wind power generation. The research shows that the actual output power of the wind turbine is different from the theoretical under the same wind speed and blade area because of the low air density in plateau mountainous. The winter is prone to freezing disaster such as blade icing which will impact power generation and even damage the unit; The lightning disaster may damage the control system of wind turbines or blade or cause other accidents. All of these must be considered in the power prediction of wind farms, unit design, selection and opearation.