- 104 pages
- English
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Wind Power Generation
About this book
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
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Chapter 1. An Introduction to Wind Power
- Chapter 2. The Wind Energy Resource
- Chapter 3. The Anatomy of a Wind Turbine
- Chapter 4. Rotors and Blades
- Chapter 5. Drive Trains, Gearboxes, and Generators
- Chapter 6. Nacelles and Towers
- Chapter 7. Wind Farms, Electrical Optimization, and Repowering
- Chapter 8. Small Wind Turbines
- Chapter 9. Offshore Wind
- Chapter 10. Wind Power Grid Integration and Environmental Issues
- Chapter 11. The Cost of Electricity from Wind Turbines
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