Wind Energy Engineering

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WIND ENERGY ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
This authoritative resource offers comprehensive details on effectively using wind energy as a viable and economical energy source. Featuring a multidisciplinary approach, Wind Energy Engineering covers physics, meteorology, aerodynamics. wind measurement, wind turbine specifications, electricity, and integration with the grid. Planning, site selection, cost assessment, environmental impact, and project management are also discussed. Filled with diagrams, tables, charts, graphs, and statistics, this is a definitive reference to current and future developments in wind energy.
Wind Energy Engineering covers:
The business of wind energy worldwide
Wind energy basics
Meteorological properties of wind and air
Aerodynamics of wind turbine blades
Wind measurement, data management, and reporting
Wind resource assessment
Advanced topics in resource assessment, including wake, losses, and uncertainty
Wind turbine generator components
Electricity and generator basics
Deploying wind turbines in the grid
Environmental impact of wind projects
Financial modeling, planning, and execution of wind projects A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WIND ENERGY ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
This authoritative resource offers comprehensive details on effectively using wind energy as a viable and economical energy source. Featuring a multidisciplinary approach, Wind Energy Engineering covers physics, meteorology, aerodynamics. wind measurement, wind turbine specifications, electricity, and integration with the grid. Planning, site selection, cost assessment, environmental impact, and project management are also discussed. Filled with diagrams, tables, charts, graphs, and statistics, this is a definitive reference to current and future developments in wind energy.
Wind Energy Engineering covers:
The business of wind energy worldwide
Wind energy basics
Meteorological properties of wind and air
Aerodynamics of wind turbine blades
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