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Wind turbines : fundamentals, technologies, application, economics /

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"Wind 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. In its...

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Main Author: Hau, E. (Erich) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, [2013]
Edition:Third, translated edition.
Subjects:
Wind turbines.
Wind power.
Éoliennes.
Énergie éolienne.
wind turbines.
wind power.
Wind power
Wind turbines
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Table of Contents:
  • Windmills and Windwheels
  • Electrical Power from the Wind
  • The First Attempts
  • Basic Concepts of Wind Energy Converters
  • Physical Principles of Wind Energy Conversion
  • Rotor Aerodynamics
  • Loads and Structural Stresses
  • Vibrational Characteristics
  • Rotor Blades
  • Mechanical Drive Train and Nacelle
  • Electrical System
  • Control Systems and Operational Sequence
  • The Tower
  • The Wind Resource
  • Power Output and Energy Yield
  • Environmental Impact
  • Commercial Applications of Wind Turbines
  • Offshore Wind Energy Utilisation
  • Wind Turbine Installation and Operation
  • Wind Turbine Costs
  • Wind Turbine Economics
  • Subject index.