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Wind Power Generation
1st Edition - November 11, 2015
Author: Paul Breeze
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:9780128040386
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eBook ISBN:9780128051924
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Wind Power Generation is a concise, up-to-date and readable guide providing an introduction to one of the leading renewable power generation technologies. It includes detailed…Read more
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Wind Power Generation is a concise, up-to-date and readable guide providing an introduction to one of the leading renewable power generation technologies. It includes detailed descriptions of on and offshore generation systems, and demystifies the relevant wind energy technology functions in practice as well as exploring the economic and environmental risk factors.
Engineers, managers, policymakers and those involved in planning and delivering energy resources will find this reference a valuable guide, to help establish a reliable power supply address social and economic objectives.
Focuses on the evolution and developments in wind energy generation
Evaluates the economic and environmental viability of the systems with concise diagrams and accessible explanations
The series is targeted at Power generation planners, electrical engineers, students and lecturers of Electrical Engineering and Energy, researchers, academics and the technical community involved in the development and implementation of power generation technologies, and power related engineering disciplines.
Chapter 1. An Introduction to Wind Power
Abstract
The History of Wind Power
Global Wind Power Capacity
Chapter 2. The Wind Energy Resource
Abstract
Wind Speed and Power Generation
The Global Wind Resource
Chapter 3. The Anatomy of a Wind Turbine
Abstract
Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines
Chapter 4. Rotors and Blades
Abstract
Blade Length
Rotor Aerodynamics
Energy Capture
Tip Speed Ratio
Speed Control
Blade Design and Construction
Advanced Blade and Rotor Design
Turbine Lifetimes
Chapter 5. Drive Trains, Gearboxes, and Generators
Abstract
The Wind Turbine Gearbox
Generators for Wind Turbines
Doubly-Fed Induction Generators
Synchronous Generators
Direct Drive Generators
Chapter 6. Nacelles and Towers
Abstract
The Nacelle
Tower-Top Real-Time Condition Monitoring
The Yaw Bearing and Motor
Wind Turbine Towers
Wind Turbine Foundations
Wind Turbine Resonances
Chapter 7. Wind Farms, Electrical Optimization, and Repowering
Abstract
Array Optimization
Cable Layout
Wind Turbine Transformers
Repowering Wind Farms
Chapter 8. Small Wind Turbines
Abstract
Small Wind Turbine Manufacturers and Applications
Small Wind Turbine Technologies
Siting Small Wind Turbines
Chapter 9. Offshore Wind
Abstract
Offshore Wind Turbine Technology
Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines
Floating Wind Turbine Foundations
Offshore Wind Turbine Size
Infrastructure Considerations and Offshore Grids
Chapter 10. Wind Power Grid Integration and Environmental Issues
Abstract
Wind Integration and Grid Operation
Energy Storage
Geographical Averaging of Wind Output
Wind Integration Limits
Wind Energy and Grid Structural Issues
Wind Power and the Environment
Chapter 11. The Cost of Electricity from Wind Turbines
Abstract
Levelized Cost of Energy Model
Wind Turbine Capital Costs
The Levelized Cost of Wind Energy
No. of pages: 104
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: November 11, 2015
Imprint: Academic Press
Paperback ISBN: 9780128040386
eBook ISBN: 9780128051924
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Paul Breeze
Paul Breeze is a journalist and freelance science and technology writer and consultant in the United Kingdom. He has specialised in power generation technology for the past 30 years. In addition to writing Power Generation Technologies, Second Edition, he has contributed to journals and newspapers such as The Financial Times and The Economist and has written a range of technical management reports covering all the aspects of power generation, transmission and distribution.
Affiliations and expertise
Freelance Science and Technology Writer/Consultant, UK