Wind Turbines in Cold Climates Icing Impacts and Mitigation Systems /

• Main Author: Battisti, Lorenzo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Geotechnical engineering.; Electric power production.; Engineering design.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Engineering Design.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Energy Technology.

This book addresses the key  concerns regarding the operation of wind turbines in cold climates, and focuses in particular on the analysis of icing and methods for its mitigation. Topics covered include the implications of cold climates for wind turbine design and operation, the relevance of icing f...

Table of Contents:

• Effect of cold climates on wind turbine design and operation
• Relevance of icing for wind turbines
• Aerodynamic performances of ice contaminated rotors
• Icing process
• Ice prevention systems (IPS).