Wind Turbine Technology

NOTE EDITORE

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This important book presents a selection of new research on wind turbine technology, including aerodynamics, generators and gear systems, towers and foundations, control systems, and environmental issues. This informative book: • Introduces the principles of wind turbine design • Presents methods for analysis of wind turbine performance • Discusses approaches for wind turbine improvement and optimization • Covers fault detection in wind turbines • Describes mediating the adverse effects of wind turbine use and installation

SOMMARIO

Introduction Part I: Aerodynamics Wind Turbine Blade Design; Peter J. Schubel and Richard J. Crossley A Shrouded Wind Turbine Generating High Output Power with Wind-Lens Technology; Yuji Ohya and Takashi Karasudani Ecomoulding of Composite Wind Turbine Blades Using Green Manufacturing RTM Process; Brahim Attaf Aerodynamic Shape Optimization of a Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Using Differential Evolution; Travis J. Carrigan, Brian H. Dennis, Zhen X. Han, and Bo P. Wang Part II: Generators and Gear Systems Performance Evaluation of an Induction Machine with Auxiliary Winding for Wind Turbine Power; Riadh W. Y. Habash, Qianjun Tang, Pierre Guillemette, and Nazish Irfan Time Domain Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Gear Contact Force in a Wind Turbine Gearbox with Respect to Fatigue Assessment; Wenbin Dong, Yihan Xing, and Torgeir Moan Part III: Tower and Foundation Wind Turbine Tower Vibration Modeling and Monitoring by the Nonlinear State Estimation Technique (NSET); Peng Guo and David Infield Part IV: Control Systems Two LQRI based Blade Pitch Controls for Wind Turbines; Sungsu Park and Yoonsu Nam Power Control Design for Variable-Speed Wind Turbines; Yolanda Vidal, Leonardo Acho, Ningsu Luo, Mauricio Zapateiro, and Francesc Pozo H8 Based Control for Load Mitigation in Wind Turbines; Asier Diaz de Corcuera, Aron Pujana-Arrese, Jose M. Ezquerra, Edurne Segurola, and Joseba Landaluze Part V: Environmental Issues Electromagnetic Interference on Large Wind Turbines; Florian Krug and Bastian Lewke Noise Pollution Prevention in Wind Turbines: Status and Recent Advances; Ofelia Jianu, Marc A. Rosen, and Greg Naterer Index

AUTORE

Dr. Muyiwa Adaramola received his PhD in environmental engineering at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. He is now a researcher at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, focusing on wind energy.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781771880152
• Dimensioni: 9 x 6 in Ø 1.83 lb
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: 167 b/w images
• Pagine Arabe: 364