Heier, Siegfried. <br/><br/>
Grid integration of wind energy conversion systems / 
Siegfried Heier ; translated by Rachel Waddington. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Chichester, England ;  Hoboken, NJ :  Wiley,  c2006. 
 - xix, 426 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-415) and index. 
<br/><br/>Notation -- 1. Wind energy power plants: Wind turbine structures -- A brief history -- Milestones of development -- Functional structures of wind turbines -- 2. Wind energy conversion systems: Drive torque and rotor power -- Turbines -- Power control by turbine manipulation -- Mechanical drive trains -- System data of a wind power plant -- 3. Generating electrical energy from mechanical energy: Constraints and demands on the generator -- Energy converter systems -- Operational ranges of asynchronous and synchronous machines -- Static and dynamic torque -- Generator simulation -- Design aspects -- Machine data -- 4. The transfer of electrical energy to the supply grid: Power conditioning and grid connection -- Grid protection -- Grid effects -- Resonance effects in the grid during normal operation -- Remedial measures against grid effects and grid resonances -- Grid control and protection -- Grid connection rules -- 5. Control and supervision of wind turbines: System requirements and operating modes -- Isolated operation of wind turbines -- Grid operation of wind turbines -- Control concepts -- Controller design -- Management system -- Monitoring and safety systems -- 6. Using wind energy: Wind conditions and energy yields -- Potential expansion -- Economic considerations -- Legal aspects and the installation of turbines. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0470868996 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780470868997 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005023374 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Wind power plants.<br/>Wind energy conversion systems.<br/>Electric power systems.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TK1541  / .H3513 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>621.31/2136