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Index
Cover
Title Page
Preface
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
1. Global Development of Wind Energy
1a. Global development of capacity (onshore and offshore)
1a1. Installed total wind turbine capacity globally
1a2. Installed capacity offshore
1b. Onshore and offshore markets for wind turbines
2. Wind Resources
2a. Wind climate and wind energy
2a1. Calculation of annual energy production (AEP)
2b. Wind speed distribution characteristics
2c. Global distribution of wind energy
2d. Wind flow over different terrains
2d1. Wind profile over flat terrain – neutral conditions
2d2. Wind profile over flat terrain – non-neutral conditions
2d3. Wind profile over flat heterogeneous terrain (IBL)
2d4. Wind profile over hills and escarpments
2d5. Wind profile close to sheltering obstacles
2e. Estimation of wind resources and wind conditions
2e1. Wind measurements for wind resource estimation and verification
2e2. Microscale modeling – observational wind atlas
2e3. Mesoscale modeling – numerical wind atlas
2e4. Wind atlases of the world
2e5. Wind resource maps
2f. Calculation and verification of wind resources at specific sites
3. Wind Turbines
3a. Definition of wind turbine
3b. Wind turbine concepts
3b1. Horizontal axis turbines
3c. Direct drive technologies
3d. Stall and pitch control of wind turbines
3e. Variable speed wind turbines
3f. Wind turbine performance: Calculations, measurements and wind turbine energy production calculation
3f1. Power curve
3f2. Single turbine production
3f3. Wind farm
3f31. Onshore and offshore wind farm
3f32. Wind farms clusters
3g. Aerodynamic, structural and electrical design and verification design tools (dynamics, measurements and verification)
3h. Wind turbine Standards
3i. Type certification of wind turbines and project certification
4. Wind Turbines and Energy Systems
4a. Stand-alone systems
4b. Grid-connected wind turbines
4b1. Grid connection concepts
4b2. Power quality (frequency, voltage, flicker)
4c. Integration of fluctuating wind power in the electrical grid
4c1. Power control of the grid
5. Offshore Wind Power
5a. Economics of offshore wind farms
5b. Combination of wind and wave energy
6. Economics of Wind Power
6a. Investment
6b. Economic and technical lifetime
7. Economic Support Schemes and Incentives
7a. Economic support schemes
7b. Global distribution of support schemes
8. Environmental Issues
9. Organizational Schemes
10. References
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