Your wind driven generator
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| Authors & editors | |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand Reinhold |
| Year of publication | 1984 |
| Languages | English (main text) |
| Medium | Book |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN | 0442293372 |
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| Scope & content | A guide to wind driven generators in the USA. Extensive coverage is provided for determining whether wind energy is practical for a specific application, assessing the economics, choosing the right machine, obtaining the permits necessary to erect a wind machine, and selling power to local authorities. Some important areas discussed include:- Wind energy characteristics: temporal and spatial variations, energy density, environmental impacts, implications for wind machine owners.- Interpreting wind machine specifications- test results, predicting energy production with the Rayliegh distribution and the power curve, available standards, the use of consultants.- Wind energy legislation and regulations- the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), utility buy-back rates, safety issues, utilities; concerns about power quality.- Sitting operation considerations- major zoning issues, approaching the local zoning board, installation and maintenance. Other issues covered include technical aspects of wind power generation such as the relationship between wind speed, rotor diameter, and electrical power capacity. |
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Accession no. 229715
- Shelf location: G500-WOL
- Donor: Michael Dufau Collection