This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.
This important book presents a selection of new research on wind turbine technology, including aerodynamics, generators and gear systems, towers and foundations, control systems, and environmental issues.
This informative book:
• Introduces the principles of wind turbine design
• Presents methods for analysis of wind turbine performance
• Discusses approaches for wind turbine improvement and optimization
• Covers fault detection in wind turbines
• Describes mediating the adverse effects of wind turbine use and installation
Introduction
Part I: Aerodynamics
Wind Turbine Blade Design; Peter J. Schubel and Richard J. Crossley
A Shrouded Wind Turbine Generating High Output Power with Wind-Lens Technology; Yuji Ohya and Takashi Karasudani
Ecomoulding of Composite Wind Turbine Blades Using Green Manufacturing RTM Process; Brahim Attaf
Aerodynamic Shape Optimization of a Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Using Differential Evolution; Travis J. Carrigan, Brian H. Dennis, Zhen X. Han, and Bo P. Wang
Part II: Generators and Gear Systems
Performance Evaluation of an Induction Machine with Auxiliary Winding for Wind Turbine Power; Riadh W. Y. Habash, Qianjun Tang, Pierre Guillemette, and Nazish Irfan
Time Domain Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Gear Contact Force in a Wind Turbine Gearbox with Respect to Fatigue Assessment; Wenbin Dong, Yihan Xing, and Torgeir Moan
Part III: Tower and Foundation
Wind Turbine Tower Vibration Modeling and Monitoring by the Nonlinear State Estimation Technique (NSET); Peng Guo and David Infield
Part IV: Control Systems
Two LQRI based Blade Pitch Controls for Wind Turbines; Sungsu Park and Yoonsu Nam
Power Control Design for Variable-Speed Wind Turbines; Yolanda Vidal, Leonardo Acho, Ningsu Luo, Mauricio Zapateiro, and Francesc Pozo
H8 Based Control for Load Mitigation in Wind Turbines; Asier Diaz de Corcuera, Aron Pujana-Arrese, Jose M. Ezquerra, Edurne Segurola, and Joseba Landaluze
Part V: Environmental Issues
Electromagnetic Interference on Large Wind Turbines; Florian Krug and Bastian Lewke
Noise Pollution Prevention in Wind Turbines: Status and Recent Advances; Ofelia Jianu, Marc A. Rosen, and Greg Naterer
Index
Biography
Dr. Muyiwa Adaramola received his PhD in environmental engineering at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. He is now a researcher at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, focusing on wind energy.
