Wind Energy

This book covers wind energy system types, operation, modeling, analysis, integration, and control. Featuring numerous models, illustrations, examples, and exercises, the text explains the aerodynamic theories that govern the operation of wind turbines, highlights the differences between the most common types of wind turbines, analyzes the main power electronic circuits used in wind energy, details the electrical generators from the basic principle of induced voltage to the steady-state and dynamic models, and discusses the main integration challenges of wind energy systems with electric utility systems.

Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi received his undergraduate education from Helwan University, Egypt, and his Ph.D from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He is currently professor of electrical engineering in the energy area at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA, where he has also served as the associate chair and the chairman of graduate studies and research. He has published more than 200 research articles, authored four textbooks, and co-authored three research books. An IEEE fellow, Professor El-Sharkawi has been the vice president for technical activities of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society and the founding chairman of numerous IEEE task forces, working groups, and subcommittees. He holds five licensed patents related to renewable energy, VAR management, and minimum arc sequential circuit breaker switching.

History of the Wind Energy Development. Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines. Wind Statistics. Overview of Wind Turbines. Solid-State Converters. Induction Generator. Synchronous Generator. Type 1 Wind Turbine System. Type 2 Wind Turbine System. Type 3 Wind Turbine System. Type 4 Wind Turbine. Grid Integration.