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Wind Power Plants and project development / by Joshua Earnest and Tore Wizelius. - New Delhi : PHI Learning. ; 2011c. - xx, 484p. : ill ; 24cm.

Index Included

1. Wind Power Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
2. Wind Power in India
3. Wind Characteristics
4. Power in the Wind
5. Conversion of Wind to Electric Energy
6. Types of Wind Power Plants
7. Components of Wind Power Plants
8. Working of Wind Power Plants
9. Aerodynamic Power Regulation of Wind Power Plants
10. Specifications of Wind Power Plants
11. Electric Power Control Strategies
12. Power Electronics in Wind Power Plants
13. Type-A WPP with Squirrel Cage Induction Generator
14. Type-B WPP with Wound Rotor Induction Generator
15. Type-C WPP with Doubly-fed Induction Generator
16. Type-D WPP with Wound Rotor Synchronous Generator
17. Type-D WPP with Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator
18. Wind Power Quality and Electrical Generators
19. Grid Integration of Wind Power Plants
20. Wind Resource Assessment
21. Siting of Wind Power Plants
22. Economics of Wind Power Plants
23. Choice of Wind Turbines
24. Wind Power Project Development
25. Wind Power Policy
26. Wind Power and Environment
27. Wind Power Planning
28. Public Perception and Acceptance
29. Operation and Maintenance Issues of Wind Power Plants
30. Maintenance of Wind Power Plant Components
APPENDICES
I IEC Standards for Wind Turbines
II Major Wind Turbines Certification Agencies
III Wind Power Plant Manufacturers in India and Overseas
IV Wind Power Plant Component Manufacturers/Suppliers
V Units and Conversions
VI List of Few India's Large Wind Farms
(10 MW and Greater)
VII State Government Policy for Wind Power Project Investment

ISBN: 978812033986 (pbk)

Dewey Class. No.: 621.3112 / EAR-W 2011 2234