Uk Wind Energy Technologies

List of contents

1. Wind Resource 2. Environmental Interaction 3. Reliability and Condition Monitoring 4. Turbine Blade Materials and Modelling 5. Offshore Turbine Array Electrical Connection and Transmission 6. Wind Turbine Control 7. Assessment of Operation and Maintenance Strategies

About the author

Simon I. Hogg is Professor in the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences and DONG Energy Professor in Renewable Energy at Durham University, UK. He was the PI of the £4.8m EPSRC SUPERGEN Wind 2 Consortium and holds a number of industrially-funded research grants on new turbine technologies.

Christopher J. Crabtree is a Lecturer in Wind Energy Systems in the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Durham University, UK. Heacted as project management assistant to the EPSRC SUPERGEN Wind Energy Technologies Consortium.

Summary

This book covers the full range of engineering topics from harvesting energy from the wind through to transmission and connection to the National Grid.

Product details

• Authors: Simon (EDT)/ Crabtree Hogg, Simon (Reader At the School of Engineering a Hogg, Simon Crabtree Hogg
• Assisted by: Christopher Crabtree (Editor), Christopher (Lecturer in Wind Energy Systems Crabtree (Editor), Crabtree Christopher (Editor), Simon Hogg (Editor), Simon (Reader at the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences Hogg (Editor), Hogg Simon (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781138780460
• ISBN: 978-1-138-78046-0
• No. of pages: 290
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering; NATURE / Ecology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / General, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Energy Efficiency, Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology, Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology, Energy technology and engineering