Offshore wind farms : technologies, design and operation /: technologies, design and operation. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Chong Ng, Li Ran.
• Editors: Ng, Chong; Ran, Li
• Contents: Part 1 Introduction to offshore wind energy and offshore wind farm siting 1. Introduction to offshore wind energy 2. Economics of building and operating offshore wind farms 3. Wind resources for offshore wind farms: characteristics and assessment 4. Remote sensing technologies for measuring offshore wind Part II Wind turbine components and design 5. Developments in materials for offshore wind turbine blades 6. Design of offshore wind turbine blades 7. Design of gearbox and other drivetrain components for offshore wind turbines 8. Design of generators for offshore wind turbines 9. Modeling of power electronic components for evaluation of efficiency and power density of offshore wind power converters 10. Design of offshore wind turbine towers 11. Design of floating offshore wind turbines Part III Integration of wind farms into power grids 12. Offshore wind farm arrays 13. Cabling to connect offshore wind turbines to onshore facilities 14. Integration of power from offshore wind turbines into onshore power grids 15. Energy storage for offshore wind farms 16. Hydropower flexibility and transmission expansion to support integration of offshore wind Part IV Installation and operation of offshore wind farms 17. Assembly, transportation, installation and commissioning of offshore wind farms 18. Condition monitoring of offshore wind turbines 19. Health and safety of offshore wind farms 20. Offshore wind-turbine foundations: analysis and design
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Woodhead Publishing
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 621.312136; Wind power plants
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780081007808
• Related ISBNs: 9780081007792
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