Potencial de energía eólica en Costa Rica
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2002
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Tópicos Meteorológicos y Oceanográficos
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The monthly and hourly distributions of the wind energy potential are analyzed for different regions of Costa Rica, where meteorological stations with wind records are available. The wind potential is estimated at 10 m above the ground.
The hourly average potential allows to group the different locations, according to the maximum hourly values, as follows:
From 0 to <50 W/m2: Upala, Santa Clara, Cobal, Limón, Hacienda El Carmen, Pindeco, Palmar Sur,
Sabanilla, Puntarenas and Nicoya.
From 50 to <100 W/m2: Los Chiles, San José and Santa Cruz.
From 100 to <150 W/m2: Tierra Blanca.
From 150 to <200 W/m2: Fabio Baudrit and Liberia.
From 200 to <250 W/m2: Taboga.
From 250 to <300 W/m2 : Aeropuerto Juan Santamaría.
From 500 to <550 W/m2: La Tejona
The station La Tejona presents the maximum values, reaching 389.3 W/m2 in February.
From the results is important to notice that the production of electricity from wind energy is a good complement to the development of hydro-electrical energy. In the Pacific Watershed, the greater production of wind energy is possible
during the dry season, when hydro-electrical energy may decrease. In addition, near noon, when the consumption of electricity is greater, the wind speed reaches its maximum values in its diurnal variation, which allows to obtain maximumvalues of the potential of wind energy.
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Muñoz, A., Fernández, W. Gutiérrez, J. y Zárate, E. (2002). Potencial de energía eólica en Costa Rica. Tópicos Meteorológicos y Oceanográficos, 9(1), 29-47.