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  title info:
    title: Onshore and offshore wind energy
    sub title: an introduction
  name:
    name part: Lynn, Paul A.
    role:
      role term: creator
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: enk
    date issued: 2012
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource
  abstract: "This book uses academic content and rigor to introduce all relevant topics, from global wind resource and historical background, through to modern electricity generation and distribution, including the topical subject area of offshore systems"--
  table of contents: Front Matter -- Introduction -- Capturing the Wind -- Wind Turbines -- Moving Offshore -- Grid Integration -- Economics and the Environment -- Index.
  note: Paul A. Lynn.
  note: Electronic resource.
  note: Machine generated contents note: Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 1.1 Wind Energy and Planet Earth. 1.2 Winds of the World. 1.3 From Windmills to Wind Turbines. 1.4 Power, Energy, and Performance. 1.5 Coming up to Date. References. 2. Capturing the Wind. 2.1 Wind Speed and Power. 2.2 Wild Wind. 2.2.1 Introductory. 2.2.2 Wind Statistics. 2.2.3 Mapping and Forecasting. 2.3 Predicting Turbine Output. References. 3. Wind Turbines. 3.1 Turbine Types and Sizes. 3.2 Aerodynamics. 3.2.1 Rotor Efficiency and the Betz Limit. 3.2.2 Lift and Drag. 3.2.3 Rotor Speed. 3.2.4 Rotor Blades. 3.2.4.1 Choosing Airfoils. 3.2.4.2 Stall and Pitch Control. 3.3 Mechanics. 3.3.1 Gearboxes. 3.3.2 Towers. 3.3.3 Vibration and Fatigue. 3.4 Electrics. 3.4.1 AC Electricity. 3.4.2 Generators. 3.4.2.1 Introductory. 3.4.2.2 Synchronous Generators. 3.4.2.3 Asynchronous Generators. 3.4.2.3.1 Squirrel-cage and Wound-rotor Induction Machines. 3.4.2.3.2 Doubly-fed Induction Generators. 3.5 Turbine Control. 3.6 Onshore Wind Farms. 3.6.1 Introductory. 3.6.2 Siting and Spacing. 3.6.3 Monitoring and Control. References. 4. Moving Offshore. 4.1 Introductory. 4.2 Wind and Waves. 4.3 Turbines and Foundations. 4.4 Offshore Wind Farms. 4.4.1 Case Study: Horns Rev 2. 4.4.2 Case Study: London Array. 4.5 Bringing the Power Ashore. References. 5. Grid Integration. 5.1 Setting the Scene. 5.2 Connecting to the Grid. 5.2.1 Grid Strength and Fault Levels. 5.2.2 Electrical Quality. 5.3 Large-scale Wind Power. 5.3.1 Introductory. 5.3.2 Intermittency and Variability. 5.3.3 Capacity Credit and Backup Generation. References. 6. Economics and the Environment. 6.1 Wind Energy Economics. 6.1.1 Capital and Installation Costs. 6.1.2 Operation, Maintenance and Cash Flow. 6.2 Environmental Aspects. 6.2.1 Introductory. 6.2.2 Landscape and Amenity. 6.2.3 Birds, Bats, and Farming. 6.2.4 Seabirds, Fish, and Marine Conservation. References.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Offshore electric power plants
  subject:
    topic: Wind energy conversion systems
  subject:
    topic: Wind power
  subject:
    topic: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
    topic: Power Resources
    topic: General
  classification: TJ820 .L95 2011eb
  classification: 621.31/2136
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    title info:
      title: Onshore and offshore wind energy
    name:
      name part: Lynn, Paul A.
    origin info:
      publisher: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2012
    identifier: (DLC) 2011036308
    identifier: (OCoLC)744284581
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    title info:
      title: Wiley online library
  identifier: 1119954606 (electronic bk.)
  identifier: 1119954614 (electronic bk.)
  identifier: 9781119954606 (electronic bk.)
  identifier: 9781119954613 (electronic bk.)
  identifier: 9780470976081
  identifier: 2011036308
  identifier: 10.1002/9781119954613 Wiley InterScience
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  record info:
    record content source: DG1
    record creation date: 111117
    record change date: 20210727160129.0
    record identifier: in00002736693
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng