Small Wind Turbines Analysis, Design, and Application /

• Main Author: Wood, David (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2011.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Fluid mechanics.; Machinery.; Power electronics.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.; Machinery and Machine Elements.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.