Wind Turbine Technology : Fundamental Concepts in Wind Turbine Engineering, 2nd Edition

Title: Wind Turbine Technology : Fundamental Concepts in Wind Turbine Engineering, 2nd Edition
Author: David A. Spera
ISBN: 0791802604 / 9780791802601
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 832
Publisher: ASME
Year: 2009
Availability: 45-60 days

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A must-have for the wind-power professional! WIND TURBINE TECHNOLOGY is recognized worldwide as the authoritative guide to state-of-the-art wind turbine engineering. If you are an energy planner, engineer, designer, utility project manager, wind power station developer, manufacturer of wind turbine equipment, teacher, or student, WIND TURBINE TECHNOLOGY has all the latest information for you. This text and reference book is ideal for educational settings.

Packed with application-oriented advice, detailed graphics, photographs, and numerical examples – this revised and expanded 820-page new edition describes past and present wind turbines and provides the reader with detailed mathematical models developed by leaders in the fields of aerodynamics, structural dynamics and fatigue, meteorology, acoustic and electromagnetic emissions, commercial wind power applications, and utility power systems. Economics, costs, the integration of wind power plants into utility systems, and color photographs of current commercial wind turbines are included.

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Preface to the First Edition
First Edition Acknowledgements
Preface to the Second Edition
Second Edition Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 : Historical Development of the Windmill
Chapter 2 : Introduction to Modern Wind Turbines
Chapter 3 : Evolution of Modern Wind Turbines
Chapter 4 : Commercial Wind Turbine Systems and Applications
Chapter 5 : Wind Turbine Aerodynamics
Chapter 6 : Wind Turbine Airfoils and Rotor Wakes
Chapter 7 : Wind Turbine Acoustics
Chapter 8 : Characteristics of the Wind
Chapter 9 : Electromagnetic Interference from Wind Turbines
Chapter 10 : Structural Dynamic Considerations in Wind Turbine Design
Chapter 11 : Structural Dynamic Behavior of Wind Turbines
Chapter 12 : Fatigue Design of Wind Turbines
Chapter 13 : A Utility Perspective on Wind Energy
Chapter 14 : Wind Turbine Control Systems

Appendix A : General References on Modern Wind Turbines
Appendix B : Bibliography of Wind Energy Conference Proceedings
Appendix C : Wind Turbines in Commercial Service in the U.S. in the Mid-1980s
Appendix D : Airfoils Designed for Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbines
Appendix E : Gallery of Representative Commercial Wind Turbines
Subject Index