Distributed Small Wind Turbines.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Runacres, Mark.

Contributor:

Runacres

Series:

Energy Engineering Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (455 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stevenage : Institution of Engineering & Technology, 2026.

Summary:

A concise treatise on the modelling, technology and deployment of distributed small wind systems, covering VAWT and HAWT as well as ducted turbines in different situations including smart grids and offers a case study.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

About the editors

Contributors' biographies

Introduction

1. The context of distributed wind energy

2. Practical resource assessment for distributed wind energy planning and siting

3. Turbulence characteristics for distributed wind energy

4. Computational modeling for vertical-axis wind turbines

5. Low tip-speed ratio design of horizontal-axis wind turbines

6. The development of national and international standards for distributed wind

7. Modelling of small turbine tail fin dynamics

8. Aeroelastic modeling of distributed horizontal-axis wind turbines

9. Designing distributed wind systems

10. Manufacture of small blades from sustainable materials

11. Sustainable materials for small blades

12. Design and manufacture of a small wind turbine for Morocco

13. Commercialization of a small ducted wind turbine

14. Small wind turbines for high latitude applications

15. Small wind turbines in microgrids

16. Challenges and experiences of microgrids with small wind turbines

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-83724-993-8

9781837249930

OCLC:

1581078617