ABSTRACT

The search for clean, renewable energy sources has yielded enormous growth and new developments in these technologies in a few short years, driving down costs and encouraging utilities in many nations, both developed and developing, to add and expand wind and solar power capacity. The first, best-selling edition of Wind and Solar Power Systems prov

chapter 1|8 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|14 pages

Wind Power

chapter 3|36 pages

Wind Speed and Energy

chapter 4|26 pages

Wind Power Systems

chapter 5|18 pages

Electrical Generators

chapter 6|14 pages

Generator Drives

chapter 7|24 pages

Offshore Wind Farms

chapter 8|20 pages

Photovoltaic Power

chapter 9|22 pages

Photovoltaic Power Systems

chapter 10|36 pages

Energy Storage

chapter 11|14 pages

Power Electronics

chapter 12|22 pages

Stand-Alone Systems

chapter 13|20 pages

Grid-Connected Systems

chapter 14|22 pages

Electrical Performance

chapter 15|18 pages

Plant Economy

chapter 16|24 pages

The Future

chapter 17|14 pages

Solar Thermal System

chapter 18|10 pages

Ancillary Power Systems

chapter 19|30 pages

Contrarotating Wind Turbines