Ebook: Grid Integration of Wind Energy: Onshore and Offshore Conversion Systems

Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Notation; Chapter 1: Wind Energy Power Plants; 1.1 Wind Turbine Structures; 1.2 A Brief History; 1.3 Milestones of Development; 1.4 Functional Structures of Wind Turbines; References; Chapter 2: Wind Energy Conversion Systems; 2.1 Drive Torque and Rotor Power; 2.2 Turbines; 2.3 Power Control by Turbine Manipulation; 2.4 Mechanical Drive Trains; 2.5 System Data of a Wind Power Plant; References; Chapter 3: Generating Electrical Energy from Mechanical Energy; 3.1 Constraints and Demands on the Generator; 3.2 Energy Converter Systems.