Simplified Markov Chain Models for Generation of Synthetic Time Series of Wind Speed and Direction

Simplified non-homogeneous Markov Chain (MC) models for generation of synthetic time series of wind speed (WS) and wind direction (WD) are proposed. The proposed models consider daily, monthly, and seasonal WS and WD characteristics. The accuracy and computational burden of the proposed models are compared with those of a complete model (CM), proposed by the same authors in a previous paper, trough numerical experiments based on field data.