Wind Turbines : Fundamentals, Technologies, Application, Economics - Hau, Erich; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
Windmills and Windwheels -- Electrical Power from the Wind - The First Attempts -- Basic Concepts of Wind Energy Converters -- Physical Principles of Wind Energy Conversion -- Rotor Aerodynamics -- Loads and Structural Stresses -- Vibrational Characteristics -- Rotor Blades -- Mechanical Drive Train and Nacelle -- Electrical System -- Control Systems and Operational Sequence -- The Tower.- The Wind Resource -- Power Output and Energy Yield -- Environmental Impact -- Commercial Applications of Wind Turbines -- Offshore Wind Energy Utilisation -- Wind Turbine Installation and Operation -- Wind Turbine Costs -- Wind Turbine Economics.
Keywords: Renewable energy resources; Engineering; Renewable and Green Energy; Engineering, general; Renewable and Green Energy