ABSTRACT
Accurate wind resource assessment is very important in a potential wind farm development area as it is directly related to the project’s profitability. The aim of this work is to present the findings of the performance of the wind flow models, which are used to extend the wind conditions from the measurement site to the wind turbine positions. Onsite measurements from meteorological masts in areas with different terrains, combined with the use of the linear wind flow model WAsP (Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program), comparatively present the results. What is usually observed is in the case of the complex terrain, the prediction errors in the wind speed are usually much greater compared to the corresponding errors in the case of the flat terrain. It was noticed that there is a significant correlation between the prediction model error and the distance between wind turbines and measurement sites, while in the case of the complex terrain, the elevational distance has a particularly important role in error’s configuration.
