Small wind turbines
Subtitle: analysis, design, and application
By: David Wood
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781849961745
Subjects: Wind power; Wind turbines
Table of contents: title: Introduction to wind turbine technology; title: Control volume analysis for wind turbines; title: Blade element theory for wind turbines; title: Aerofoils: lift, drag, and circulation; title: Blade element calculations; title: Starting and low wind speed performance; title: Blade design, manufacture, and testing; title: The unsteady aerodynamics of turbine yaw and over-speed protection; title: Using the IEC simple load model for small wind turbines; title: Tower design and manufacture; title: Generator and electrical system; title: Site assessment and installation.