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Wind Power Generation and Wind Turbine Design Wei Tong
Publisher: WIT Press / Computational Mechanics

When operating in this mode, the wind power plant controller is free to distribute power set-points to the individual turbines, as long as the total power demand is met. However these designs generate power only when faced into the wind. This mechanical energy is then converted into electricity that is sent to a power grid. HAWTs are the stereotypical “windmill” design with a main rotor shaft and generator atop a tower – the axis of rotation is parallel to the ground. The result is that generating an extra kilowatt hour kWh of electricity from an operating solar panel or wind turbine costs close to zero $0.00 / kWh. Wei Tong, Wind Power Generation and Wind Turbine Design English | 2010 | ISBN: 1845642058 | 768 pages | PDF | 17,2 MB Along with rising energy demand in the 21st century and the growing rec. In this design, the turbine's generator is directly coupled to the power grid, causing the generator speed to lock to the power line frequency and fix the rotational speed. French companies Nass & Wind and naval defence contractor DCNS recently presented details of their next generation floating wind turbine development programme at the Thetis Marine Renewable Energy show. Since the turbine's metering was reset in July of last year, it has produced the clean energy equivalent of 684.6 barrels of oil. The turbine components responsible for these . Harnessing their collective industrial and academic expertise, the authors provide a comprehensive introduction to wind turbine design and wind farm planning for onshore and offshore wind-powered electricity generation. A wind turbine is a revolving machine that converts the kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy.