TY  - JOUR
T1  - Wind Speed Distributions and Power Densities of Some Cities in Northern Nigeria
AU - Ododo, J.C. AU - Aidan, J. 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 5
IS  - 6
SP  - 420
EP  - 426
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2010.420.426
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2010.420.426
KW  - power density
KW  -goodness-of-fit
KW  -distribution function
KW  -Wind speed
KW  -utility-scale
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - The wind speed data of 8 cities in Northern Nigeria have been fitted to four distribution functions (normal, Weibull, Rayleigh and gamma). The goodness-of-fit at the 5% significance level has been determined by using chi-square, Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Anderson-Darling tests. For four of the cities (Bida, Minna, Yelwa and Yola) which have the lowest altitudes (<260 m) the gamma distribution is found to give the best fit while for the other cities (Gusau, Kaduna, Maiduguri and Zaria) either the Weibull or normal distribution gives the best fit. By considering the predicted wind speed variations at various heights above the ground, it is seen that the potential for utility-scale wind power generation at a height of about 80 m is very satisfactory especially for Gusau, Kaduna, Maiduguri and Zaria.
ER  -