Erich Hau

Wind Turbines addresses all those professionally involved in research, development, manufacture and operation of wind turbines. It provides a cross-disciplinary overview of modern wind turbine technology and an orientation in the associated technical, economic and environmental fields. It is based on the author's experience gained over decades designing wind energy converters with a major industrial manufacturer and, more recently, in technical consulting and in the planning of large wind park installations, with special attention to economics. For this 4th edition, new sections on innovative concepts were added, such as flying wind power plants and those connected to large buildings. The recent technological progress in energy storage systems and electrical grid integration, floating foundations and other offshore applications is documented. Moreover, patents and intellectual property protection are discussed in the commercial part.

Das seit über 25 Jahren bewährte Handbuch behandelt die Technologie moderner Windkraftanlagen systematisch und umfassend. Die 6. Auflage beinhaltet eine durchgehende Aktualisierung und Ergänzung entsprechend dem neuesten Stand von Wissenschaft und Technik. Nach einem Abriss der historischen Entwicklung der Windenergietechnik werden die physikalisch-technischen Grundlagen der Windenergiewandlung, der konstruktive Aufbau, die Einsatzkonzeptionen und Betriebseigenschaften der Windkraftanlagen, ihre Umweltverträglichkeit sowie die Wirtschaftlichkeit der Stromerzeugung aus Windenergie analysiert und an konkreten Beispielen dargestellt. Der Autor vereint in dem Buch die Summe seiner Erfahrungen, ausgehend von seiner ingenieurwissenschaftlichen Tätigkeit in der Entwicklung von Windkraftanlagen bis zur Planung und Finanzierung von Projekten auf dem Gebiet der Windenergienutzung in den letzten Jahren. Das Buch wendet sich in erster Linie an Personen, die beruflich mit der Entwicklungund dem Bau von Windkraftanlagen oder der Planung von Windenergieprojekten befasst sind. Die vom Autor gewählte Darstellung der Inhalte ermöglicht es aber auch dem interessierten Laien und dem Studierenden sich in das Gebiet der Windenergietechnik an Hand des Buches einzuarbeiten.

Contents: Large Wind Turbine Technology - State of the Art. - Outline ofWEGA Large Wind Turbine Programme. - The WEGA Wind Turbines - Design and Construction. - Comparison of Essential Technical Criteria. - Commissioning and Early Operational Experiences. - Outlook to the Future Programme WEGA II.

Wind Turbines addresses all those professionally involved in research, development, manufacture and operation of wind turbines. It provides a cross-disciplinary overview of modern wind turbine technology and an orientation in the associated technical, economic and environmental fields. It is based on the author's experience gained over decades designing wind energy converters with a major industrial manufacturer and, more recently, in technical consulting and in the planning of large wind park installations, with special attention to economics. The second edition accounts for the emerging concerns over increasing numbers of installed wind turbines. In particular, an important new chapter has been added which deals with offshore wind utilisation. All advanced chapters have been extensively revised and in some cases considerably extended

Wind Turbines addresses all those professionally involved in research, development, manufacture and operation of wind turbines. It provides a cross-disciplinary overview of modern wind turbine technology and an orientation in the associated technical, economic and environmental fields. It is based on the author's experience gained over decades designing wind energy converters with a major industrial manufacturer and, more recently, in technical consulting and in the planning of large wind park installations, with special attention to economics. The second edition accounts for the emerging concerns over increasing numbers of installed wind turbines. In particular, an important new chapter has been added which deals with offshore wind utilisation. All advanced chapters have been extensively revised and in some cases considerably extended

In the light of the extensive debate surrounding the economics of scale of wind turbines, this timely work examines the engineering implications of developing lightweight compliant designs. Through the development of a unique modelling approach, the authors quantify the weight and cost of a diverse range of design solutions, enabling systematic quantitative comparisons to be made for the first time. This innovative reference will provide a valuable guide to engineers and consultants involved in wind energy development as well as academic researchers and postgraduate students of wind turbine technology. FEATURES INCLUDE: * Coherent analysis of the inter-relationship between the economics of wind turbines and engineering design configurations. * Discussion of the main factors driving the weight and cost of large wind turbines eg. rotor design, number of blades, blade materials, flexibility and control strategy. * Accessible overview of the development of large wind turbines and the direction that designs are taking now and into the future. * Examination of the cost implications of specific design issues such as vertical versus horizontal axis, fixed or variable speed-rotor strategy, compact versus modular drive train and direct drive configurations. * Evaluation of the economics of onshore and offshore generation sites and the prospects for the deployment of large wind turbines in offshore wind farms.