Wind Power Generation
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Wind Power Generation

  1. 104 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Wind Power Generation

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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

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Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9780128051924
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

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