Wind And Solar Power Systems -

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Résumé :
Wind and Solar Power Systems provides a comprehensive treatment of this rapidly growing segment of the power industry. It provides the fundamentals of wind and solar power generation, energy conversion and storage, and the operational aspects of power electronics and the quality of power. It covers in detail the design, operation, and control methods applicable to stand-alone as well as grid-connected power systems and discusses the present status of and the ongoing research in renewable power around the world.

Wind and Solar Power systems stands as the most modern, complete book available on renewable energy. Electrical, environmental, and mechanical engineering professionals along with policymakers evaluating the renewable energy potential of their regions will find in it the background and the details they need for decision making.

FEATURES
- Provides the fundamentals of wind and solar power generation
- Shows the engineer how to design key features of the power system
- Details the operation and control of stand-alone and grid-connected systems
- Presents methods for extracting maximum power from a given site and discusses power quality issues
- Offers profitability charts for quick estimates of the market potential of sites
- Discusses past and present industry trends and its future growth potential
- Includes energy maps of several countries useful for assessing the energy potential of any site