Small Wind Turbines Analysis, Design, and Application

Small Wind Turbines provides a thorough grounding in analysing, designing, building, and installing a small wind turbine. Small turbines are introduced by emphasising their differences from large ones and nearly all the analysis and design examples refer to small turbines. The accompanying software...

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Autor principal: Wood, David (-)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Springer London 2011.
Colección:Green Energy and Technology.
Springer eBooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b33023335*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction to Wind Turbine Technology
  • 2. Control Volume Analysis for Wind Turbines
  • 3. Blade Element Theory for Wind Turbines
  • 4. Aerofoils: Lift, Drag, and Circulation
  • 5. Blade Element Calculations
  • 6. Starting and Low Wind Speed Performance
  • 7. Blade Design, Manufacture, and Testing
  • 8. The Unsteady Aerodynamics of Turbine Yaw and Over-speed Protection
  • 9. Using the IEC Simple Load Model for Small Wind Turbines
  • 10. Tower Design and Manufacture
  • 11. Generator and Electrical System
  • 12. Site Assessment and Installation.