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    Citation - WoS: 8
    Citation - Scopus: 10
    Computing Reliability Indices of a Wind Power System Via Markov Chain Modelling of Wind Speed
    (Sage Publications Ltd, 2024) Eryilmaz, Serkan; Bulanik, Irem; Devrim, Yilser
    Statistical modelling of wind speed is of great importance in the evaluation of wind farm performance and power production. Various models have been proposed in the literature depending on the corresponding time scale. For hourly observed wind speed data, the dependence among successive wind speed values is inevitable. Such a dependence has been well modelled by Markov chains. In this paper, the use of Markov chains for modelling wind speed data is discussed in the context of the previously proposed likelihood ratio test. The main steps for Markov chain based modelling methodology of wind speed are presented and the limiting distribution of the Markov chain is utilized to compute wind speed probabilities. The computational formulas for reliability indices of a wind farm consisting of a specified number of wind turbines are presented through the limiting distribution of a Markov chain. A case study that is based on real data set is also presented.
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    Citation - WoS: 7
    Citation - Scopus: 9
    Reliability-Based Evaluation of Hybrid Wind-Solar Energy System
    (Sage Publications Ltd, 2021) Devrim, Yilser; Eryilmaz, Serkan
    In this article, a hybrid system that consists of a specified number of wind turbines and solar modules is considered. In particular, the system is modeled using weightedk-out-of-nsystem which is also known as a threshold system in reliability literature. The system under concern consists ofn1identical wind turbines andn2identical solar modules, and each turbine and module can be in one of two states as working or failed. The probability that the entire hybrid system withn=n1+n2components produces power at minimum levelkis computed and evaluated. The importance of single-wind turbine and solar module is also calculated to measure which renewable energy component is more critical and important. Extensive numerical results that are based on real data set are presented to illustrate the model.
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    Citation - WoS: 4
    Citation - Scopus: 6
    Statistics and Probability Theory in Renewable Energy: Teaching and Research
    (Wiley, 2023) Eryilmaz, Serkan; Kateri, Maria; Devrim, Yilser
    In this paper, the key-role and utility of statistics and probability theory in the field of renewable energy are emphasized and illustrated via specific examples. It is demonstrated that renewable energy is a very suitable field to effectively teach and implement many statistical and probabilistic concepts and techniques. From a research point of view, statistical and probabilistic methods have been successfully employed in evaluating renewable energy systems. These methods will continue to be of core interest for the renewable energy sector in the future, as new and more complex renewable energy systems are developed and installed. In this context, some future research directions in relation to the evaluation of renewable energy systems are also presented.