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Title Wind energy handbook / Tony Burton ... [et al.].
Publication Info Oxford : Wiley, 2011.
Edition 2nd ed.



Descript xxxvii, 742 p., [4] p. of col. plates : ill., maps
Edition 2nd ed.
Contents About the Authors Preface to Second Edition Acknowledgements for First Edition Acknowledgements for Second Edition List of Symbols Figures C1 and C2 - Co-ordinate Systems 1 Introduction 1.1 Historical development 1.2 Modern wind turbines 1.3 Scope of the book 2 The wind resource 2.1 The nature of the wind 2.2 Geographical variation in the wind resource 2.3 Long-term wind speed variations 2.4 Annual and seasonal variations 2.5 Synoptic and diurnal variations 2.6 Turbulence 2.7 Gust wind speeds 2.8 Extreme wind speeds 2.9 Wind speed prediction and forecasting 2.10 Turbulence in wakes and wind farms 2.11 Turbulence in complex terrain 3 Aerodynamics of horizontal axis wind turbines 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The actuator disc concept 3.3 Rotor disc theory 3.4 Vortex cylinder model of the actuator disc 3.5 Rotor blade theory (blade-element/momentum theory) 3.6 Breakdown of the momentum theory 3.7 Blade geometry 3.8 The effects of a discrete number of blades 3.9 Stall delay 3.10 Calculated results for an actual turbine 3.11 The performance curves 3.12 Constant rotational speed operation 3.13 Pitch regulation 3.14 Comparison of measured with theoretical performance 3.15 Variable speed operation 3.16 Estimation of energy capture 3.17 Wind turbine aerofoil design Appendix A3 lift and drag of aerofoils A3.1 Definition of drag A3.2 Drag coefficient A3.3 The boundary layer A3.4 Boundary layer separation A3.5 Laminar and turbulent boundary layers A3.6 Definition of lift and its relationship to circulation A3.7 The stalled aerofoil A3.9 Aerofoil drag characteristics A3.10 Cambered aerofoils 4 Further aerodynamic topics for wind turbines 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The aerodynamics of turbines in steady yaw 4.3 The method of acceleration potential 4.4 Unsteady flow 4.5 Quasi-steady aerofoil aerodynamics 4.6 Dynamic stall 4.7 Computational fluid dynamics 5 Design loads for horizontal axis wind turbines 5.1 National and international standards 5.2 Basis for design loads 5.3 Turbulence and wakes 5.4 Extreme loads 5.5 Fatigue loading 5.6 Stationary blade loading 5.7 Blade loads during operation 5.8 Blade dynamic response 5.9 Blade fatigue stresses 5.10 Hub and low speed shaft loading 5.11 Nacelle loading 5.12 Tower loading 5.13 Wind turbine dynamic analysis codes 5.14 Extrapolation of extreme loads from simulations Appendix 5: dynamic response of stationary blade in turbulent wind A5.1 Introduction A5.2 Frequency response function A5.3 Resonant displacement response ignoring wind variations along the blade A5.4 Effect of across-wind turbulence distribution on resonant displacement response A5.5 Resonant root bending moment A5.6 Root bending moment background response A5.7 Peak response A5.8 Bending moments at intermediate blade positions 6 Conceptual design of horizontal axis wind turbines 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Rotor diameter 6.3 Machine rating 6.4 Rotational speed 6.5 Number of blades 6.6 Teetering 6.7 Power control 6.8 Braking systems 6.9 Fixed speed, two speed or variable speed 6.10 Type of generator 6.11 Drive train mounting arrangement options 6.12 Drive train compliance 6.13 Rotor position with respect to tower 6.14 Tower stiffness 6.15 Personnel safety and access issues 7 Component design 7.1 Blades 7.2 Pitch bearings 7.3 Rotor hub 7.4 Gearbox 7.5 Generator 7.6 Mechanical brake 7.7 Nacelle bedplate 7.8 Yaw drive 7.9 Tower 7.10 Foundations 8 The controller 8.1 Functions of the wind turbine controller 8.2 Closed loop control: issues and objectives 8.3 Closed loop control: general techniques 8.4 Closed loop control: analytical design methods 8.5 Pitch actuators (see also, Chapter 6 Section 6.7.2) 8.6 Control system implementation 9 Wind turbine installations and wind farms 9.1 Project development 9.2 Landscape and visual impact assessment 9.3 Noise 9.4 Electromagnetic Interference 9.5 Ecological assessment 10 Wind energy and the electric power system 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Wind farm power collection systems 10.3 Earthing (grounding) of wind farms 10.4 Lightning protection 10.5 Connection of wind generation to distribution networks 10.6 Power system studies 10.7 Power quality 10.8 Electrical protection 10.9 Distributed generation and the Grid Codes 10.10 Wind energy and the generation system Appendix A10 Simple calculations for the connection of wind turbines A10.1 The Per-unit system A10.2 Power flows, slow voltage variations and network losses 11 Offshore wind turbines and wind farms 11.1 Development of offshore wind energy 11.2 The offshore wind resource 11.3 Design loads 11.4 Machine size optimisation 11.5 Reliability of offshore wind turbines 11.6 Support structures 11.7 Environmental assessment of offshore wind farms 11.8 Offshore power collection and transmission 11.9 Operation and access Appendix A11 References for table A11 Index
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ISBN 9781119993926 (e-book)
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Subject Wind power -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Alt author Burton, Tony, 1947-
Descript xxxvii, 742 p., [4] p. of col. plates : ill., maps
Edition 2nd ed.
Contents About the Authors Preface to Second Edition Acknowledgements for First Edition Acknowledgements for Second Edition List of Symbols Figures C1 and C2 - Co-ordinate Systems 1 Introduction 1.1 Historical development 1.2 Modern wind turbines 1.3 Scope of the book 2 The wind resource 2.1 The nature of the wind 2.2 Geographical variation in the wind resource 2.3 Long-term wind speed variations 2.4 Annual and seasonal variations 2.5 Synoptic and diurnal variations 2.6 Turbulence 2.7 Gust wind speeds 2.8 Extreme wind speeds 2.9 Wind speed prediction and forecasting 2.10 Turbulence in wakes and wind farms 2.11 Turbulence in complex terrain 3 Aerodynamics of horizontal axis wind turbines 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The actuator disc concept 3.3 Rotor disc theory 3.4 Vortex cylinder model of the actuator disc 3.5 Rotor blade theory (blade-element/momentum theory) 3.6 Breakdown of the momentum theory 3.7 Blade geometry 3.8 The effects of a discrete number of blades 3.9 Stall delay 3.10 Calculated results for an actual turbine 3.11 The performance curves 3.12 Constant rotational speed operation 3.13 Pitch regulation 3.14 Comparison of measured with theoretical performance 3.15 Variable speed operation 3.16 Estimation of energy capture 3.17 Wind turbine aerofoil design Appendix A3 lift and drag of aerofoils A3.1 Definition of drag A3.2 Drag coefficient A3.3 The boundary layer A3.4 Boundary layer separation A3.5 Laminar and turbulent boundary layers A3.6 Definition of lift and its relationship to circulation A3.7 The stalled aerofoil A3.9 Aerofoil drag characteristics A3.10 Cambered aerofoils 4 Further aerodynamic topics for wind turbines 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The aerodynamics of turbines in steady yaw 4.3 The method of acceleration potential 4.4 Unsteady flow 4.5 Quasi-steady aerofoil aerodynamics 4.6 Dynamic stall 4.7 Computational fluid dynamics 5 Design loads for horizontal axis wind turbines 5.1 National and international standards 5.2 Basis for design loads 5.3 Turbulence and wakes 5.4 Extreme loads 5.5 Fatigue loading 5.6 Stationary blade loading 5.7 Blade loads during operation 5.8 Blade dynamic response 5.9 Blade fatigue stresses 5.10 Hub and low speed shaft loading 5.11 Nacelle loading 5.12 Tower loading 5.13 Wind turbine dynamic analysis codes 5.14 Extrapolation of extreme loads from simulations Appendix 5: dynamic response of stationary blade in turbulent wind A5.1 Introduction A5.2 Frequency response function A5.3 Resonant displacement response ignoring wind variations along the blade A5.4 Effect of across-wind turbulence distribution on resonant displacement response A5.5 Resonant root bending moment A5.6 Root bending moment background response A5.7 Peak response A5.8 Bending moments at intermediate blade positions 6 Conceptual design of horizontal axis wind turbines 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Rotor diameter 6.3 Machine rating 6.4 Rotational speed 6.5 Number of blades 6.6 Teetering 6.7 Power control 6.8 Braking systems 6.9 Fixed speed, two speed or variable speed 6.10 Type of generator 6.11 Drive train mounting arrangement options 6.12 Drive train compliance 6.13 Rotor position with respect to tower 6.14 Tower stiffness 6.15 Personnel safety and access issues 7 Component design 7.1 Blades 7.2 Pitch bearings 7.3 Rotor hub 7.4 Gearbox 7.5 Generator 7.6 Mechanical brake 7.7 Nacelle bedplate 7.8 Yaw drive 7.9 Tower 7.10 Foundations 8 The controller 8.1 Functions of the wind turbine controller 8.2 Closed loop control: issues and objectives 8.3 Closed loop control: general techniques 8.4 Closed loop control: analytical design methods 8.5 Pitch actuators (see also, Chapter 6 Section 6.7.2) 8.6 Control system implementation 9 Wind turbine installations and wind farms 9.1 Project development 9.2 Landscape and visual impact assessment 9.3 Noise 9.4 Electromagnetic Interference 9.5 Ecological assessment 10 Wind energy and the electric power system 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Wind farm power collection systems 10.3 Earthing (grounding) of wind farms 10.4 Lightning protection 10.5 Connection of wind generation to distribution networks 10.6 Power system studies 10.7 Power quality 10.8 Electrical protection 10.9 Distributed generation and the Grid Codes 10.10 Wind energy and the generation system Appendix A10 Simple calculations for the connection of wind turbines A10.1 The Per-unit system A10.2 Power flows, slow voltage variations and network losses 11 Offshore wind turbines and wind farms 11.1 Development of offshore wind energy 11.2 The offshore wind resource 11.3 Design loads 11.4 Machine size optimisation 11.5 Reliability of offshore wind turbines 11.6 Support structures 11.7 Environmental assessment of offshore wind farms 11.8 Offshore power collection and transmission 11.9 Operation and access Appendix A11 References for table A11 Index
Note 400 annual accesses. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781119993926 (e-book)
Subject Wind power -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Alt author Burton, Tony, 1947-

Subject Wind power -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Descript xxxvii, 742 p., [4] p. of col. plates : ill., maps
Contents About the Authors Preface to Second Edition Acknowledgements for First Edition Acknowledgements for Second Edition List of Symbols Figures C1 and C2 - Co-ordinate Systems 1 Introduction 1.1 Historical development 1.2 Modern wind turbines 1.3 Scope of the book 2 The wind resource 2.1 The nature of the wind 2.2 Geographical variation in the wind resource 2.3 Long-term wind speed variations 2.4 Annual and seasonal variations 2.5 Synoptic and diurnal variations 2.6 Turbulence 2.7 Gust wind speeds 2.8 Extreme wind speeds 2.9 Wind speed prediction and forecasting 2.10 Turbulence in wakes and wind farms 2.11 Turbulence in complex terrain 3 Aerodynamics of horizontal axis wind turbines 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The actuator disc concept 3.3 Rotor disc theory 3.4 Vortex cylinder model of the actuator disc 3.5 Rotor blade theory (blade-element/momentum theory) 3.6 Breakdown of the momentum theory 3.7 Blade geometry 3.8 The effects of a discrete number of blades 3.9 Stall delay 3.10 Calculated results for an actual turbine 3.11 The performance curves 3.12 Constant rotational speed operation 3.13 Pitch regulation 3.14 Comparison of measured with theoretical performance 3.15 Variable speed operation 3.16 Estimation of energy capture 3.17 Wind turbine aerofoil design Appendix A3 lift and drag of aerofoils A3.1 Definition of drag A3.2 Drag coefficient A3.3 The boundary layer A3.4 Boundary layer separation A3.5 Laminar and turbulent boundary layers A3.6 Definition of lift and its relationship to circulation A3.7 The stalled aerofoil A3.9 Aerofoil drag characteristics A3.10 Cambered aerofoils 4 Further aerodynamic topics for wind turbines 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The aerodynamics of turbines in steady yaw 4.3 The method of acceleration potential 4.4 Unsteady flow 4.5 Quasi-steady aerofoil aerodynamics 4.6 Dynamic stall 4.7 Computational fluid dynamics 5 Design loads for horizontal axis wind turbines 5.1 National and international standards 5.2 Basis for design loads 5.3 Turbulence and wakes 5.4 Extreme loads 5.5 Fatigue loading 5.6 Stationary blade loading 5.7 Blade loads during operation 5.8 Blade dynamic response 5.9 Blade fatigue stresses 5.10 Hub and low speed shaft loading 5.11 Nacelle loading 5.12 Tower loading 5.13 Wind turbine dynamic analysis codes 5.14 Extrapolation of extreme loads from simulations Appendix 5: dynamic response of stationary blade in turbulent wind A5.1 Introduction A5.2 Frequency response function A5.3 Resonant displacement response ignoring wind variations along the blade A5.4 Effect of across-wind turbulence distribution on resonant displacement response A5.5 Resonant root bending moment A5.6 Root bending moment background response A5.7 Peak response A5.8 Bending moments at intermediate blade positions 6 Conceptual design of horizontal axis wind turbines 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Rotor diameter 6.3 Machine rating 6.4 Rotational speed 6.5 Number of blades 6.6 Teetering 6.7 Power control 6.8 Braking systems 6.9 Fixed speed, two speed or variable speed 6.10 Type of generator 6.11 Drive train mounting arrangement options 6.12 Drive train compliance 6.13 Rotor position with respect to tower 6.14 Tower stiffness 6.15 Personnel safety and access issues 7 Component design 7.1 Blades 7.2 Pitch bearings 7.3 Rotor hub 7.4 Gearbox 7.5 Generator 7.6 Mechanical brake 7.7 Nacelle bedplate 7.8 Yaw drive 7.9 Tower 7.10 Foundations 8 The controller 8.1 Functions of the wind turbine controller 8.2 Closed loop control: issues and objectives 8.3 Closed loop control: general techniques 8.4 Closed loop control: analytical design methods 8.5 Pitch actuators (see also, Chapter 6 Section 6.7.2) 8.6 Control system implementation 9 Wind turbine installations and wind farms 9.1 Project development 9.2 Landscape and visual impact assessment 9.3 Noise 9.4 Electromagnetic Interference 9.5 Ecological assessment 10 Wind energy and the electric power system 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Wind farm power collection systems 10.3 Earthing (grounding) of wind farms 10.4 Lightning protection 10.5 Connection of wind generation to distribution networks 10.6 Power system studies 10.7 Power quality 10.8 Electrical protection 10.9 Distributed generation and the Grid Codes 10.10 Wind energy and the generation system Appendix A10 Simple calculations for the connection of wind turbines A10.1 The Per-unit system A10.2 Power flows, slow voltage variations and network losses 11 Offshore wind turbines and wind farms 11.1 Development of offshore wind energy 11.2 The offshore wind resource 11.3 Design loads 11.4 Machine size optimisation 11.5 Reliability of offshore wind turbines 11.6 Support structures 11.7 Environmental assessment of offshore wind farms 11.8 Offshore power collection and transmission 11.9 Operation and access Appendix A11 References for table A11 Index
Note 400 annual accesses. UkHlHU
Alt author Burton, Tony, 1947-
ISBN 9781119993926 (e-book)

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