A METHOD OF COORDINATING AND STABILIZING THE DELIVERY OF WIND GENERATED ENERGY

摘要

The invention relates to a method of coordinating and stabilizing the delive ry of wind generated power, such as to a power grid, so as to avoid sudden surg es and spikes, despite wind speed fluctuations and oscillations. The method preferably uses a plurality of windmill stations, including a number of immediate use stations, energy storage stations, and hybrid stations, wherei n energy can be used directly by the power grid, and stored for later use when demand is high or wind availability is low. The method contemplates forming an energy delivery schedule, to coordinate the use of direct energy and energy from storage, based on daily wind speed forecasts, which help to predict the resulting wind power availability levels for the upcoming day. The schedule preferably sects a reduced number of constant power output periods during th e day, during which time energy delivery levels remain substantially constant, despite fluctuations and oscillations in wind speed and wind power availability levels.