Tavner P. Offshore Wind Power. Reliability,...2ed 2021 torrent

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The development of offshore wind power has become a pressing energy issue, driven by the need to find new electrical power sources and to reduce the use of fossil fuels. Offshore wind farms can harness tremendous wind resources without annoying citizens and with a comparatively low environmental impact. They are thus becoming a central pillar of a carbon free energy system. However offshore turbines and wind farms are costly to install and maintain, making reliability and cost-effectiveness key issues. This work covers reliability of offshore wind farms as a whole, starting from weather and wind conditions, dealing with wind turbine technology, farm layout, monitoring, safety and maintenance. The thoroughly revised second edition additionally covers turbines of up to 10 MW, turbine design changes, turbine converters, HVDC converter stations and DC links, offshore sub-sea collector and export cables, and the structures supporting large offshore wind farms.
This book goes beyond previous books to address the off-shore wind generation OPEX issue head-on, based on the Author’s experience, to demonstrate clearly to manufacturers, developers and operators the facts and figures of off-shore wind turbine operation and maintenance in an inclement off-shore environment. However, since the first edition of this book, it has become clear that the future success of off-shore wind depends not only on wind turbine performance but also on the reliability and operational performance of the very large arrays in which they are being deployed. This book will recommend how the maintenance of large off-shore wind farms could be done to achieve lower life cycle costs. The Author believes that this is not only important for the off-shore wind industry but also for the future of the other embryonic renewable energy technologies, such as wave and tidal, because there will be similar operational problems for all three emerging renewable energy industries.
Offshore Wind Power is essential reading for scientists, engineers, technicians and advanced students interested or engaged in the design of wind turbines, drivetrain technology and power mechatronics, in academia and industry