Onshore and offshore wind energy: an introduction

Machine generated contents note: Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. Wind energy and planet Earth

Winds of the world

From windmills to wind turbines

Power, energy, and performance

Coming up to date. 2. Capturing the wind

Wind speed and power

Wild wind

Introductory

Wind statistics

Mapping and forecasting

Predicting turbine output

3. Wind turbines

Turbine types and sizes

Aerodynamics

Rotor efficiency and the Betz limit

Lift and drag

Rotor speed

Rotor blades

Choosing airfoils

Stall and pitch control.

Mechanics

Gearboxes

Towers

Vibration and fatigue

Electrics

AC electricity

Generators

Introductory

Synchronous generators

Asynchronous generators

Squirrel-cage and wound-rotor induction machines

Doubly-fed induction generators

Turbine control

Onshore wind farms

4. Introductory

Siting and spacing

Monitoring and control

Moving offshore

Introductory

Wind and waves

Turbines and foundations

Offshore wind farms

Case study: Horns Rev

Case study: London array

Bringing the power ashore

5. Grid integration

Setting the scene

Connecting to the grid

Grid strength and fault levels

Electrical quality

Large-scale wind power

Introductory

Intermittency and variability

Capacity credit and backup generation

6. Economics and the environment

Wind energy economics

Capital and installation costs

Operation, maintenance and cash flow

Environmental aspects

Introductory

Landscape and amenity

Birds, bats, and farming

Seabirds, fish, and marine conservation.