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Wind energy : an introduction / Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.

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Wind energy is a substantial source of electricity. Wind power plants are installed at high capacities all over the world. With modern designs and control, wind power plants are now comparable to conventional generations in terms of capacity and control. Thus, this technology must move from the rese...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: El-Sharkawi, Mohamed A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2016]
Subjects:
Wind power.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. History of the wind energy development
  • Wind turbines
  • Offshore wind turbines
  • 2. Aerodynamics of wind turbines
  • Wind speed
  • WT blades
  • Coefficient of performance
  • 3. Wind statistics
  • Average variance and standard deviation
  • Cumulative distribution function
  • Probability density function
  • Weibull distribution function
  • Rayleigh distribution function
  • Dependency and repeatability
  • Cross-correlation
  • 4. Overview of wind turbines
  • Classification of wind turbines
  • Types of wind turbines
  • 5. Solid -state converters
  • AC/DC converters with resistive load
  • AC/DC converters with inductive load
  • DC/DC converters
  • DC/AC converters
  • AC/AC converters
  • 6. Induction generator
  • Description of induction machine
  • Representation of induction machine
  • Park's equations
  • 7. Synchronous generator
  • Description of synchronous generator
  • Salient pole synchronous generator
  • Cylindrical rotor synchronous generator
  • Dynamic model of synchronous generator
  • 8. Type 1 wind turbine system
  • Equivalent circuit for the squirrel-cage induction generator
  • Assessment of type 1 system
  • Control and protection of type 1 system
  • 9. Type 2 wind turbine system
  • Equivalent circuit of type 2 generator
  • Real power
  • Electric torque
  • Assessment of type 2 system
  • Control and protection of type 2 system
  • 10. Type 3 wind turbine system
  • Equivalent circuit
  • Simplified model
  • Power flow
  • Speed control
  • Protection of type 3 systems
  • 11. Type 4 wind turbine
  • Full converter
  • Power flow
  • Real power control
  • Reactive power control
  • Protection
  • 12. Grid integration
  • System stability
  • Fault ride-through, low-voltage ride-through
  • Variability of the wind power production
  • Reactive power.

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