Introduction to Wind Turbines

The need for Wind Energy

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Sea bed properties

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Wind Resources
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Wind Resource Assessment

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Cost of Wind Farm

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Energy Production and Revenue

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Tools for Wind Energy Economics

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Power, Trust and Optimum Rotors

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Flow and Forces around Wind

Turbine Blades
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A C
1 N(x) 1 N(x) = 0
2 Q(x) 2 Q(x) = 0
3 M(x) 3 M(x) = FX(1 – (d/l))

B D
1 N(x) = 0 1 N(x) = 0
2 Q(x) = 0 2 Q(x) = F(1 – (d/l))
3 M(x) = 0 3 M(x) = FX(1 – (d/l))