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- 1.1 Pressure Gradient Force
- 1.2 Coriolis Force
- 1.3 Centripetal Force
- 1.4 Friction Force
- 1.4.1 Surface Roughness
- 1.5 Wind Measurement
- 1.6 Wind Distribution
- 1.6.1 Wind Shear Exponent
- 1.6.2 Wind Roses
- 1.6.3 Wind Distribution Functions
- 1.7 Density of Air
- 2.1 Kinetic Energy
- 2.2 Wind Power
- 2.3 Betz’ Limit
- 2.4 Extracted Power
- 2.4.1 Surface Roughness
- 2.5 Wind Measurement
- 3.1 Types
- 3.1.1 Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines
- 3.1.2 Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
- 3.1.3 Alternative Types
- 3.2 Components
- 3.3.1 Blade Design
- 3.3.2 Nacelle Design
- 3.3.3 Tower Design
- 3.4 Gearbox Design
- 3.4.1 Gearbox Arrangements
- 3.4.2 Gearbox Efficiency
- 3.5 Generators
- 3.5.1 Asynchronous Generators
- 3.5.2 Synchronous Generators
- 3.6.1 Soft Starter
- 3.6.2 Capacitor Banks
- 3.6.3 Frequency Converters
- 3.7.1 Pitch Control
- 3.7.2 Stall Control
- 3.7.3 Yaw Control
- 3.8 Configurations
- 3.9 Manufacturing
- 3.9.1 Blade Manufacturing
- 3.9.2 Tower Manufacturing
- 3.9.3 Gearbox Manufacturing
- 3.9.4 Nacelle Manufacturing
- 4.1 Safety
- 4.1 Power Quality
- 4.1.1 Voltage Fluctuations
- 4.1.2 Flicker
- 4.1.3 Harmonics
- 4.1.4 Flicker
- 4.1.5 Harmonics
- 4.3.1 Blade Design
- 4.3.2 Nacelle Design
- 4.3.3 Tower Design
- 4.4.1 Power Reliability
- 4.4.2 Power Control
- 4.4.2 Power Management
- 5.1 Wind Farm Types
- 5.2 Site Assessment
- 5.2.1 Land Assessment
- 5.2.2 Wind Assessment
- 5.3 Consulting
- 5.4 Installation
- 5.5 Monitoring
- 5.6 Maintenance
- 5.7 Power Output
- 5.8.1 Wind Turbine Noise
- 5.8.2 Electromagnetic Interference
- 5.8.3 Ecological Effects
- 5.8.4 Shadow Flicker
- 6.1.1 Equipment and Installation Costs
- 6.1.2 Connection Costs
- 6.1.3 Operating and Maintenance Costs
- 6.2 Land Leases
- 6.2.1 Purchasing Land Leases
- 6.2.2 Selling Land Leases
- 6.4 Finance
- 6.4.1 Loans
- 6.4.2 Clean Renewable Energy Bonds
- 6.4.3 State Tax Incentives
- 6.4.4 Federal Tax Incentives
- 6.4.5 Renewable Energy Certificates
- 6.6.1 Turbine Selection
- 6.6.2 Turbine Purchase
- 6.6.3 Warranties
- 6.6.4 Insurance
- 6.7 Cash Flow
- 6.8 Business Models
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7 History
- 7.1 Pre – 1900
- 7.2 Post – 1900
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8 Appendix
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9 Glossary


