The rapid growth of wind generation has many implications for power
system planning, operation and control. Network development, voltage
rise, protection, monitoring and control are connection problems common
to all wind power generation.
Wind Power Integration: Connection and System Operational Aspects, 2nd
edition has been fully revised and updated to take account of the
significant growth in wind power deployment in the past few years to
provide a wide-ranging discussion on all major aspects of wind power
integration into electricity supply systems. Topics covered include:
- the development of wind power technology and its world-wide deployment
- a primer in electric power engineering for non-electrical engineers -
which system delivers significant wind energy to consumers at least
cost?
- wind power technology and the interaction of various wind turbine
generator types with the utility network
- utility networks, and how they may be developed to accept significant
wind power
- how operational practice can be modified to take account of a variable
power source with limited scope for control
- wind power forecasting
- the challenges faced by wind energy in modern electricity markets
This second edition has been fully revised and updated to take account
of the significant growth in wind power deployment in the past few
years. New discussions have been added to describe developments in wind
turbine generator technology and control, the network integration of
wind power, innovative ways to integrate wind power when its generation
potential exceeds 50% of demand, case studies on how forecasting errors
have affected system operation, and an update on how the wind energy
sector has fared in the marketplace.
Wind Power Integration: Connection and System Operational Aspects, 2nd
edition will appeal to engineers from various disciplines looking for
an overview of a technology that is providing a major impetus for
sustainable electricity supply in the twenty-first century.
