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Electricity generation using wind power /
The use of the wind as an energy source is increasing and growing worldwide. Wind energy is an important non-fossil option to supplement fossil (coal, natural gas and oil) and nuclear fuels for the generation of electricity. Many parts of the world, particularly the coastlines of Western Europe, Nor...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore ; London :
World Scientific,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Foreword and Acknowledgement; Contents; CHAPTER 1 The Development of Wind Converters; 1.1 Nature and Origin of the Wind; 1.2 Development of Wind Converters; References; CHAPTER 2 Theory of Wind Converters; 2.1 Power and Energy Basis of Wind Converters; 2.1.1 Origin and properties of the wind; 2.1.2 Power and energy; 2.2 Theoretical Power Available in the Wind; 2.3 Theoretical Maximum Power Extractable from the Wind; 2.4 Practical Power Extractable from the Wind; 2.4.1 Power coefficient; 2.4.2 Torque versus rotational speed; 2.4.3 Shaft power versus rotational speed.
- 2.4.4 Tip-speed ratio (TSR)2.5 Mechanical Features of Wind Machines; 2.5.1 Axial thrust (Pressure); 2.5.2 The ""Yaw"" effect; 2.5.3 Gyroscopic forces and vibrations; 2.5.4 Centrifugal forces; 2.5.5 Solidity factor; 2.5.6 Two rotor blades or three rotor blades?; 2.5.7 Shaft torque and power; 2.6 Fixed Rotational Speed or Variable Rotational Speed?; 2.6.1 Constant speed operation; 2.6.2 Variable speed operation; 2.7 Efficiency Considerations of Wind-Powered Electricity Generation; 2.8 Worked Numerical Examples on Wind-Turbine Operation; 2.9 Problems and Review Questions; References.
- CHAPTER 3 Past and Present Wind-Energy Turbines3.1 Nineteenth-Century Windmills; 3.2 Early Twentieth-Century Wind-Energy Turbines; 3.3 Later Twentieth-Century Wind-Energy Turbines; 3.4 Modern Large Wind Power Installations; 3.5 Worked Numerical Example; 3.6 Vertical Axis Wind Machines; 3.6.1 The Savonius design; 3.6.2 The Darrieus design; 3.6.3 Other forms of vertical axis machine; References; CHAPTER 4 The Location and Siting of Wind Turbines; 4.1 The Availability of Wind Supply; 4.1.1 Global survey; 4.1.2 Energy content of the wind; 4.1.3 Wind-energy supply in Europe.
- 4.1.4 Wind-energy supply in the USA4.2 Statistical Representation of Wind Speed; 4.3 Choice of Wind Turbine Sites; 4.3.1 Identification of suitable areas; 4.3.2 Selection of possible sites within the chosen area; 4.4 Effects of the Site Terrain; 4.5 Spacing Effects of Wind Farm Arrays; 4.6 Problems and Review Questions; References; CHAPTER 5 Power Flow in Electrical Transmission and Distribution Systems; 5.1 Basic Forms of Power Transmission Networks; 5.2 Current and Voltage Relationships; 5.3 Power Relationships in Sinusoidal Circuits; 5.3.1 Instantaneous power.
- 5.3.2 Average power and apparent power5.3.3 Power factor; 5.3.4 Reactive power; 5.4 Complex Power; 5.5 Real Power Flow and Reactive Power Flow in Electrical Power Systems; 5.5.1 General summary; 5.5.2 Summary from the perspective of the consumer; References; CHAPTER 6 Electrical Generator Machines in Wind-Energy Systems; 6.1 DC Generators; 6.2 AC Generators; 6.3 Synchronous Machine Generators; 6.4 Three-Phase Induction Machine; 6.4.1 Three-phase induction motor; 6.4.2 Three-phase induction generator; 6.4.3 Different generation systems.