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"Wind energy handbook" Table Of Contents:

• 1- Introduction. Historical development -- Modern wind turbines -- Scope of the book -- Wind resource. Nature of the wind -- Geographical variation in the wind resource -- Long-term wind speed variations -- Annual and seasonal variations -- Synoptic and diurnal variations -- Turbulence -- Gust wind speeds -- Extreme wind speeds -- Wind speed prediction and forecasting -- Turbulence in wakes and wind farms -- Turbulence in complex terrain -- Aerodynamics of horizontal axis wind turbines. Introduction -- Actuator disc concept -- Rotor disc theory -- Vortex cylinder model of the actuator disc -- Rotor blade theory (blade-element / momentum theory) -- Breakdown of the momentum theory -- Blade geometry -- Effects of a discrete number of blades -- Stall delay -- Calculated results for an actual turbine -- Performance curves -- Constant rotational speed operation -- Pitch regulation -- Comparison of measured with theoretical performance -- Variable speed operation -- Estimation of energy capture -- Wind turbine aerofoil design -- Appendix A3 : lift and drag of aerofoils -- Further aerodynamic topics for wind turbines. Introduction -- Aerodynamics of turbines in steady yaw -- Method of acceleration potential -- Unsteady flow -- Quasi-steady aerofoil aerodynamics -- Dynamic stall -- Computational fluid dynamics -- Design loads for horizontal axis wind turbines. National and international standards -- Basis for design loads -- Turbulence and wakes -- Extreme loads -- Fatigue loading -- Stationary blade loading -- Blade loads during operation -- Blade dynamic response -- Blade fatigue stresses -- Hub and low speed shaft loading -- Nacelle loading -- Tower loading -- Wind turbine dynamic analysis codes -- Extrapolation of extreme loads from simulations -- Appendix 5 : dynamic response of stationary blade in turbulent wind -- Conceptual design of horizontal axis wind turbines. Introduction -- Rotor diameter -- Machine rating -- Rotational speed -- Number of blades -- Teetering -- Power control -- Braking systems -- Fixed speed, two speed or variable speed -- Type of generator -- Drive train mounting arrangement options -- Drive train compliance -- Rotor position with respect to tower -- Tower stiffness -- Personnel safety and access issues -- Component design. Blades -- Pitch bearings -- Rotor hub -- Gearbox -- Generator -- Mechanical brake -- Nacelle bedplate -- Yaw drive -- Tower -- Foundations -- Controller. Functions of the wind turbine controller -- Closed loop control: issues and objectives -- Closed loop control : general techniques -- Closed loop control : analytical design methods -- Pitch actuators -- Control system implementation -- Wind turbine installations and wind farms -- Project development -- Landscape and visual impact assessment -- Noise -- Electromagnetic Interference -- Ecological assessment -- Wind energy and the electric power system. Introduction -- Wind farm power collection systems -- Earthing (grounding) of wind farms -- Lightning protection -- Connection of wind generation to distribution networks -- Power system studies -- Power quality -- Electrical protection -- Distributed generation and the Grid Codes -- Wind energy and the generation system -- Appendix A10 : Simple calculations for the connection of wind turbines -- Offshore wind turbines and wind farms. Development of offshore wind energy -- Offshore wind resource -- Design loads -- Machine size optimization -- Reliability of offshore wind turbines -- Support structures -- Environmental assessment of offshore wind farms -- Offshore power collection and transmission -- Operation and access -- Appendix A11 -- References for table A11.

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