Wind Turbines
Author: Colin Anderson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-02-20
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 1108478328
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplains the key aspects of wind turbine technology and its application in a single readable text.
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Homebrew Wind Power
Author: Dan Bartmann
Publisher: Buckville Publications LLC
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780981920108
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn illustrated guide to building and installing a wind turbine and understanding how the energy in moving air is transformed into electricity.
Wind Turbines
Author: Erich Hau
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2005-12-12
Total Pages: 792
ISBN-13: 3540292845
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWind Turbines addresses all those professionally involved in research, development, manufacture and operation of wind turbines. It provides a cross-disciplinary overview of modern wind turbine technology and an orientation in the associated technical, economic and environmental fields. It is based on the author's experience gained over decades designing wind energy converters with a major industrial manufacturer and, more recently, in technical consulting and in the planning of large wind park installations, with special attention to economics. The second edition accounts for the emerging concerns over increasing numbers of installed wind turbines. In particular, an important new chapter has been added which deals with offshore wind utilisation. All advanced chapters have been extensively revised and in some cases considerably extended
Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines, 2nd edition
Author: Martin O. L. Hansen
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-05-13
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 1136572260
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAerodynamics of Wind Turbines is the established essential text for the fundamental solutions to efficient wind turbine design. Now in its second edition, it has been entirely updated and substantially extended to reflect advances in technology, research into rotor aerodynamics and the structural response of the wind turbine structure. Topics covered include increasing mass flow through the turbine, performance at low and high wind speeds, assessment of the extreme conditions under which the turbine will perform and the theory for calculating the lifetime of the turbine. The classical Blade Element Momentum method is also covered, as are eigenmodes and the dynamic behaviour of a turbine. The new material includes a description of the effects of the dynamics and how this can be modelled in an ?aeroelastic code?, which is widely used in the design and verification of modern wind turbines. Further, the description of how to calculate the vibration of the whole construction, as well as the time varying loads, has been substantially updated.
Wind Power Generation
Author: Paul Breeze
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2016-01-21
Total Pages: 105
ISBN-13: 0128051922
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWind 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
Small Wind Turbines
Author: David Wood
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2011-07-18
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 1849961751
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSmall Wind Turbines provides a thorough grounding in analysing, designing, building, and installing a small wind turbine. Small turbines are introduced by emphasising their differences from large ones and nearly all the analysis and design examples refer to small turbines. The accompanying software includes MATLAB® programs for power production and starting performance, as well as programs for detailed multi-objective optimisation of blade design. A spreadsheet is also given to help readers apply the simple load model of the IEC standard for small wind turbine safety. Small Wind Turbines represents the distilled outcome of over twenty years experience in fundamental research, design and installation, and field testing of small wind turbines. Small Wind Turbines is a suitable reference for student projects and detailed design studies, and also provides important background material for engineers and others using small wind turbines for remote power and distributed generation applications.
Electricity Generation Using Wind Power (Second Edition)
Author: William Shepherd
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2017-01-05
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9813148675
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIs wind power the answer to our energy supply problems? Is there enough wind for everyone? Is offshore generation better than onshore generation? Can a roof-mounted wind turbine generate enough electricity to supply a typical domestic household?Electricity Generation Using Wind Power (2nd Edition) answers these pressing questions through its detailed coverage of the different types of electrical generator machines used, as well as the power electronic converter technologies and control principles employed. Also covered is the integration of wind farms into established electricity grid systems, plus environmental and economic aspects of wind generation.Written for technically minded readers, especially electrical engineers concerned with the possible use of wind power for generating electricity, it incorporates some global meteorological and geographical features of wind supply plus a survey of past and present wind turbines. Included is a technical assessment of the choice of turbine sites. The principles and analysis of wind power conversion, transmission and efficiency evaluation are described.This book includes worked numerical examples in some chapters, plus end of chapter problems and review questions, with answers. As a textbook it is pitched at the level of final year undergraduate engineering study but may also be useful as a textbook or reference for wider technical studies.
Wind Energy Explained
Author: J. F. Manwell
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2002-06-21
Total Pages: 600
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis textbook is intended to provide an introduction to the cross-disciplinary field of wind engineering. It includes end-of-chapter tutorial sections (solutions manual available) and combines both academic and industrial experience.
Wind Energy Explained
Author: James F. Manwell
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2010-09-14
Total Pages: 704
ISBN-13: 9780470686287
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWind energy’s bestselling textbook- fully revised. This must-have second edition includes up-to-date data, diagrams, illustrations and thorough new material on: the fundamentals of wind turbine aerodynamics; wind turbine testing and modelling; wind turbine design standards; offshore wind energy; special purpose applications, such as energy storage and fuel production. Fifty additional homework problems and a new appendix on data processing make this comprehensive edition perfect for engineering students. This book offers a complete examination of one of the most promising sources of renewable energy and is a great introduction to this cross-disciplinary field for practising engineers. “provides a wealth of information and is an excellent reference book for people interested in the subject of wind energy.” (IEEE Power & Energy Magazine, November/December 2003) “deserves a place in the library of every university and college where renewable energy is taught.” (The International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education, Vol.41, No.2 April 2004) “a very comprehensive and well-organized treatment of the current status of wind power.” (Choice, Vol. 40, No. 4, December 2002)
The Wind Farm Scam
Author: John R. Etherington
Publisher: Stacey International Publishers
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781905299836
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book argues that the drawbacks of wind power far outweigh the advantages. Wind turbines cannot generate enough energy to reduce global CO2 levels to a meaningful degree; what's more, wind power cannot generate a steady output, necessitating back-up coal and gas power plants that significantly negate the saving of greenhouse gas emissions. In a
