Wind Farm: Impact in Power System and Alternatives to Improve the Integration (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789533074672)

During the last two decades, increase in electricity demand and environmental concern resulted in fast growth of power production from renewable sources. Wind power is one of the most efficient alternatives. Due to rapid development of wind turbine technology and increasing size of wind farms, wind power plays a significant part in the power production in some countries. However, fundamental differences exist between conventional thermal, hydro, and nuclear generation and wind power, such as different generation systems and the difficulty in controlling the primary movement of a wind turbine, due to the wind and its random fluctuations. These differences are reflected in the specific interaction of wind turbines with the power system. This book addresses a wide variety of issues regarding the integration of wind farms in power systems. The book contains 14 chapters divided into three parts. The first part outlines aspects related to the impact of the wind power generation on the electric system. In the second part, alternatives to mitigate problems of the wind farm integration are presented. Finally, the third part covers issues of modeling and simulation of wind power system.

Author: Gastón Orlando Suvire
ISBN-10: 9533074671
ISBN-13: 9789533074672
Publisher: Intechopen
Language: English
Published: 07/28/2011
Pages: 346
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.81d