Wind Turbine Technology (S.I.E.)

Title: Wind Turbine Technology (S.I.E.)
Author: Ahmad Hemami
ISBN: 9387511073 / 9789387511071
Format: Soft Cover
Pages: 416
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Year: 2012
Availability: In Stock

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WIND TURBINE TECHNOLOGY, is a comprehensive and well illustrated text on the theory and operations of wind turbines that generate electricity for power companies. This text is written for an introductory course in wind energy technology. It prepares readers for a career as wind energy technicians who are responsible for maintaining, servicing and troubleshooting turbines on wind farms. This is an inclusive text that covers the main subjects associated with wind turbines. Dr. Hemami uses a practical, step-by-step manner with many examples and applications to help students to have a better understanding of the material. The text is divided into 17 progressive chapters. The book is divided into progressive sections, starting with fundamental subjects such as energy in the wind and effect of wind on a blade and continues onto more advanced materials such as grid connection and economics of wind turbines.

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Preface

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Energy in the Wind
Chapter 3 : Fundamentals
Chapter 4 : Wind Turbine Basic Types : Analysis and Characteristics
Chapter 5 : Three-Blade Propeller-Type Wind Turbine and Its Components
Chapter 6 : Electricity and Electric Generation
Chapter 7 : Propeller-Type Wind Turbine Characteristics
Chapter 8 : Grid Connection
Chapter 9 : Wind Turbine Mechanical Systems
Chapter 10 : Control of Wind Turbines : Part 1 - Mechanical Side
Chapter 11 : Control of Wind Turbines : Part 2 - Electrical Side
Chapter 12 : Ancillary Electric Devices
Chapter 13 : Wind Turbine Mechanical Design Matters
Chapter 14 : Economics of Wind Energy
Chapter 15 : Environmental Concerns
Chapter 16 : Safety and Other Issues
Chapter 17 : Working on Wind Turbines and Operator Safety

Appendices
Appendix A : Density of Air at Different Temperatures
Appendix B : Drag Coefficient for Different Shapes
Appendix C : Installed Power Capacity of the United States and Canada by Spring 2010
Glossary
Index