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Fig. 6. High resolution wind resource map at 40 m a.g.l.
for Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla Provinces, southern Thailand.
Fig. 8. High resolution wind resource map at 80 m a.g.l.
for Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla Provinces, southern Thailand.
These comparisons show that the wind atlas provides a
good representation of the wind resource throughout the
territory of Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla
Provinces, Thailand. For their parts, the comparisons of
the computed wind speeds and the observed wind speeds
at the met stations are reasonably good and thus confirm
the validity of the method proposed. However, to mitigate
these results, it is important to underline that there are
only 10 stations and they are nearly all located on or close
to the shore line on the coast of both provinces.
Fig. 7. High resolution wind resource map at 65 m a.g.l.
for Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla Provinces, southern Thailand.
Fig. 9. High resolution wind resource map at 100 m a.g.l.
for Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla Provinces, southern Thailand.
Nevertheless, the comparisons of the computed wind
speeds and the observed wind speeds show a good
agreement.
C. Technical Power Potential
In terms of analysis of the wind resource throughout
the territory of Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla
Provinces, Thailand, the technical power potential and
potential annual energy production that can be generated
from the wind in both Nakhon Si Thammarat and
Songkhla Provinces are identified. To this end, GIS
based analysis tools, economic constraints such as wind
class and assumptions such as the size of standard wind
turbines, area per turbine, capacity factor by wind class,
