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Small wind turbines utilize wind energy to produce power with rated capacities of 100 kilowatts or less. With this increasingly popular technology, individual businesses, farms, and homes can generate their own electricity and cut their energy bills , while generating power in an environmentally sound manner. The challenges facing the engineers who are tasked with planning and developing these small wind systems are multifaceted, from choosing the best site and accurately estimating power output, to obtaining proper permitting and troubleshooting operational inefficiencies. Optimization of project development for small wind applications is a necessity. Small Wind: Planning and Building Successful Installations provides a cohesive guide to achieving successful small wind installations from an informed expert. It is a comprehensive information resource from one of the world's most experienced small wind professionals, covering all the key issues for small wind system development, from site and machine selection to international standards compliance. * Establishes technical guidelines for the growing number of engineers called upon to plan small wind projects * Identifies and explains the critical issues for small wind installations, including siting, turbine choice, applications and permitting, economics, load management, and grid integration * Examples from real projects demonstrate key considerations for success, complete with template spreadsheets and measurements needed to support project planning efforts * Includes reports on the most commonly used turbines and designs and synthesizes and clarifies relevant wind industry documentation, saving readers endless hours of research

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Book category Books in English Technology, engineering, agriculture Civil engineering, surveying & building Building construction & materials

• Full title: Small Wind
• Author: Nolan Clark
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9780123859990
• ISBN: 0123859999
• ID: 04417119
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
• Weight: 496 g
• Dimensions: 233 × 160 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. November 2013

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