As environmental concerns have focused attention on the generationof electricity from clean and renewable sources wind energy hasbecome the world's fastest growing energy source. The WindEnergy Handbook draws on the authors' collective industrial andacademic experience to highlight the interdisciplinary nature ofwind energy research and provide a comprehensive treatment of windenergy for electricity generation. Features include: * An authoritative overview of wind turbine technology and windfarm design and development * In-depth examination of the aerodynamics and performance ofland-based horizontal axis wind turbines * A survey of alternative machine architectures and anintroduction to the design of the key components * Description of the wind resource in terms of wind speedfrequency distribution and the structure of turbulence * Coverage of site wind speed prediction techniques * Discussions of wind farm siting constraints and the assessmentof environmental impact * The integration of wind farms into the electrical power system,including power quality and system stability * Functions of wind turbine controllers and design and analysistechniques With coverage ranging from practical concerns about componentdesign to the economic importance of sustainable power sources, theWind Energy Handbook will be an asset to engineers, turbinedesigners, wind energy consultants and graduate engineeringstudents.weiterlesen