How can I find the time frame for average turbine power output?

I have used the code on the page https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/mlc-downloads/downloads/submissions/43908/versions/1/previews/html/WindAnalysis.html#7 to find the average power output of a turbine. But I am now unsure of what the time scale is. The data used was measured every hour for 10 years and the average output is 3661 kW.

Answer 1

[Ameer Hamza]

The average output Power does not need time span. The units of power are Jouls per second, so you cannot statement like

"this turbine can produce 1000kW in one hour"

because by definition, power is average energy produced per unit time. The number 3661 kW is telling you that on average this much power is produced by the turbine in 10 years duration. You can use the timespan of 10 years to calculate the total energy using

Energy = 3361e3 * 10 * 365 * 24 * 60 * 60; % (joules). Here assuning a 356 days year
ans
   1.06e+15   % 1 Peta Joules of total energy

to calculate total energy in 10 years.