windwhisper.electricity_production

Functions

get_capacity_factor(lat, lon)	Interpolate the GWA3 capacity factor at a given location.
get_electricity_production(lat, lon, power, lifetime)	Estimate the lifetime electricity production for a wind turbine.

Module Contents

windwhisper.electricity_production.get_capacity_factor(lat, lon)

Interpolate the GWA3 capacity factor at a given location.

Parameters:

• lat (float) – Latitude in degrees.

• lon (float) – Longitude in degrees.

Returns:

Capacity factor for the requested coordinates.

Return type:

float

windwhisper.electricity_production.get_electricity_production(lat, lon, power, lifetime)

Estimate the lifetime electricity production for a wind turbine.

Parameters:

• lat (float) – Latitude in degrees.

• lon (float) – Longitude in degrees.

• power (int) – Rated power of the wind turbine in kW.

• lifetime (int) – Operational lifetime in years.

Returns:

Energy yield in kWh produced over the lifetime.

Return type:

float