Wind Power Plants and Project Development

Joshua Earnest • Tore Wizelius

the BOOK
To abate the global climate change, wind power is developing very fast
around the world, and India is one of the leading countries in this field. In
just a few decades, wind power has developed from an alternative energy
source to a new fast growing industrial branch.
This book gives a wide and deep introduction to most aspects of this renewable
energy source. Different types of wind turbines and their components are
described in detail. The electrical system of wind turbines as well as its
adaptation to the grid are emphasised.
The wind climate, the wind resources, the power in the wind and how to
find and utilise sites with the best wind conditions, is another area that is
discussed in detail. The configuration and selection of wind power plants that
suit local wind conditions and the measures to make these plants operate
effectively and efficiently, are the other aspects that have been dealt with
comprehensively.
To keep India ahead always in wind power development, energy policy and
promotional strategies are also described in this book.
This book should be a compulsory reading for all who are engaged in the
wind power business as well as for the university students pursuing energy
studies, policy makers, grid operators, and all those who want to be in the
ongoing energy revolution to generate inexpensive and clean power from
renewables.
The Authors
Joshua Earnest is Professor and Head, Department of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering, National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research (NITTTR),
Bhopal. He has six years of industrial and 26 years of teaching and training experience.
Besides being a trainer-educator of engineering teachers at the university and tertiary
levels, he also trains executives from the industry.
Including engineering education, his expertise is also in the area of wind energy. He
has been the convener of India’s First International Wind Energy Conference conducted
at NITTTR Bhopal in January 2006. He has been a guest professor for wind power
at Gotland University, Sweden and also as a resource person to China with regard to
online wind power education, along with Mr. Tore Wizelius. He also has to his credit,
a considerable number of research papers and articles published at the national and
international levels.
Tore Wizelius is Wind Power Consultant, Vindform AB, Stockholm, Sweden. He
has been with the Department of Energy and Environment at Gotland University,
Sweden since 1998. At the university, Tore Wizelius has developed a number of
online distance education courses for the students as well as the courses (in co-
operation with Professor Joshua Earnest) to educate technical university teachers
in India on wind power. He has also authored eight books on wind power (in
Swedish and English).
Tore Wizelius has a wide experience in wind power development around the world,
not only from a technological point of view, but also from energy policy, spatial
planning and project development. He has a special interest in socio-technical
aspects and community power projects that benefit the local communities where
the wind power plants are installed.

contents
Preface • Acknowledgements
List of Symbols
Acronyms and Abbreviations
1. Wind Power Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
2. Wind Power in India
3. Wind Characteristics
4. Power in the Wind
5. Conversion of Wind to Electric Energy
6. Types of Wind Power Plants
7. Components of Wind Power Plants
8. Working of Wind Power Plants
9. Aerodynamic Power Regulation of Wind
Power Plants
10. Specifications of Wind Power Plants
11. Electric Power Control Strategies
12. Power Electronics in Wind Power Plants
13. Type-A WPP with Squirrel Cage Induction
Generator
14. Type-B WPP with Wound Rotor Induction
Generator
15. Type-C WPP with Doubly-fed Induction
Generator
16. Type-D WPP with Wound Rotor
Synchronous Generator
17. Type-D WPP with Permanent Magnet
Synchronous Generator
18. Wind Power Quality and Electrical
Generators
19. Grid Integration of Wind Power Plants
20. Wind Resource Assessment
21. Siting of Wind Power Plants
22. Economics of Wind Power Plants
23. Choice of Wind Turbines
24. Wind Power Project Development
25. Wind Power Policy
26. Wind Power and Environment
27. Wind Power Planning
28. Public Perception and Acceptance
29. Operation and Maintenance Issues of Wind
Power Plants
30. Maintenance of Wind Power Plant Components
Appendices
I IEC Standards for Wind Turbines
II Major Wind Turbines Certification Agencies
III Wind Power Plant Manufacturers in India and
Overseas
IV Wind Power Plant Component Manufacturers/
Suppliers
V Units and Conversions
VI List of Few India’s Large Wind Farms
(10 MW and Greater)
VII State Government Policy for Wind Power
Project Investment
Glossary • Bibliography
Index

2011 / 496 pp. (Hard Cover) / 21.6 × 27.8 cm / ISBN-978-81-203-3986-6 / ` 995.00

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