Wind power integration
Subtitle: connection and system operational aspects
By: Brendan Fox [and others]
Contributors: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council; Knovel (Firm)
Series: IET power and energy series -- 50; IET power and energy series -- 50.
Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781615833122
Subjects: Wind power; Windenergie
Other titles: Operation of power systems with significant wind power import.; BLOWING; Bringing large-scale operation of wind power into networks and grids.
Notes: "The book arose largely from a number of workshops organised as part of an EPSRC ... network on 'Operation of power systems with significant wind power import' ... later known simply as BLOWING (Bringing Large-scale Operation of Wind power Into Networks and Grids)"--P. x.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-268) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Norwich, N.Y. : Knovel, 2010. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via the World Wide Web. Access restricted to users at licensed institutions. Includes interactive index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Overview ; World energy and climate change ; Wind energy ; Design options ; Wind farms ; Economics ; Integration and variability: key issues ; Future developments; title: Power system fundamentals: Introduction ; Basic principles ; AC power supply ; Introduction to power systems ; Power transmission; title: Wind power technology: Introduction ; Historical review of wind power technology ; Design choices for large wind turbine generators ; Energy extraction and power regulation ; Fixed-speed wind turbines ; Variable-speed wind turbines; title: Network integration of wind power: Introduction ; Wind farm starting ; Network voltage management ; Thermal/active power managment ; Network power quality management ; Transient system performance ; Fault level issues ; Information ; Protection; title: Operation of power systems: Introduction ; Load-frequency control ; System operation with wind power ; Energy storage/flexible load management; title: Wind power forecasting: Introduction ; Meteorological background ; Numerical weather prediction ; Persistence forecasting ; Advanced wind power forecasting systems ; Conclusions; title: Wind power and electricity markets: Introduction ; The electrical energy market ; Balancing, capacity, and ancillary services ; Support mechanisms ; Costs ; Investment and risk ; The future; title: Appendix: FACTS technology.