Wind Turbines: Fundamentals, Technologies, Application, Economics

Author:   Erich Hau ,  Horst Renouard
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2006
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9783642063480


Pages:   783
Publication Date:   14 October 2010
Format:   Paperback
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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. 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

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Author:   Erich Hau ,  Horst Renouard
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2006
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.211kg
ISBN:  

9783642063480


ISBN 10:   3642063489
Pages:   783
Publication Date:   14 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD   Availability explained
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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.- Rotor Blades.- Mechanical Drive Train and Nacelle.- Electrical System.- Control Systems and Operation Sequence Control.- Vibration Problems.- 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.

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From the reviews of the second edition: This wide-ranging book, the product of over a quarter century's experience, will be of use to any physicist with an interest in wind power electricity generation ... . Some of its sections could well act as a source for solution by physics undergraduates and for more extended project work in a number of areas ... . It would seem an excellent work of reference ... to university and college libraries. (Dr D.G.C Jones, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 48 (4), 2007) Erich Hau's Wind Turbines attempts to provide a complete but brief overview and study of the field and its history. The book begins with a list of commonly used symbols, a delight for engineering scientists. ... In conclusion, this book is well put together ... . If one wants a summary introduction to wind turbine issues, this book would suffice. (Ramani Ramakrishnan, International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration, Vol. 12 (1), 2007)


From the reviews of the second edition: This wide-ranging book, the product of over a quarter century's experience, will be of use to any physicist with an interest in wind power electricity generation ... . Some of its sections could well act as a source for solution by physics undergraduates and for more extended project work in a number of areas ... . It would seem an excellent work of reference ... to university and college libraries. (Dr D.G.C Jones, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 48 (4), 2007) Erich Hau's Wind Turbines attempts to provide a complete but brief overview and study of the field and its history. The book begins with a list of commonly used symbols, a delight for engineering scientists. ... In conclusion, this book is well put together ... . If one wants a summary introduction to wind turbine issues, this book would suffice. (Ramani Ramakrishnan, International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration, Vol. 12 (1), 2007)


From the reviews of the second edition: This wide-ranging book, the product of over a quarter century's experience, will be of use to any physicist with an interest in wind power electricity generation ! . Some of its sections could well act as a source for solution by physics undergraduates and for more extended project work in a number of areas ! . It would seem an excellent work of reference ! to university and college libraries. (Dr D.G.C Jones, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 48 (4), 2007) Erich Hau's Wind Turbines attempts to provide a complete but brief overview and study of the field and its history. The book begins with a list of commonly used symbols, a delight for engineering scientists. ! In conclusion, this book is well put together ! . If one wants a summary introduction to wind turbine issues, this book would suffice. (Ramani Ramakrishnan, International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration, Vol. 12 (1), 2007)


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