Wind-Diesel and Wind Autonomous Energy Systems

H. Nacfaire9780203216378, 9780203293454, 9781851663385, 0203216377, 185166338X

Proceedings of a contractors’ meeting on wind demonstration projects, organized by the Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General for Energy, held in Mykonos, Greece, 25-26 April 1988.

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Table of contents :
BOOK COVER……Page 1
HALF-TITLE……Page 3
TITLE……Page 5
COPYRIGHT……Page 6
PREFACE……Page 7
CONTENTS……Page 9
1. INTRODUCTION……Page 11
2.1 Diesel Power Systems, Single or Multiple Diesel……Page 12
2.2 The sizing of Diesel Generators……Page 13
2.3 Wind turbine choices and sizing……Page 14
2.4 Choice of energy store……Page 15
3. EXAMPLES OF SPECIFIC PROJECTS……Page 16
3.2 Long Term Storage……Page 18
3.3.1 The hydraulic-pneumatic store……Page 19
3.3.2 Flywheel energy store……Page 20
3.4.1 Battery storage and flywheel……Page 21
4. MULTIPLE DIESEL GRIDS……Page 22
4.1 Shetland—Multiple Diesel (No storage)……Page 23
3.5.2 Multiple Diesel and Battery Storage (Kythnos)……Page 24
6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS……Page 25
7. REFERENCES……Page 27
2.1 Isolated operation of one WEC with fix pitch……Page 36
2.2 Isolated operation of one WEC with pitch control……Page 37
3. Wind park in isolated operation……Page 38
4. Wind/Photovoltaic/Battery-Combination……Page 39
5.1 Fuel Saver Operation……Page 42
5.2 Systems with Battery Storage and Disconnectable Diesel Engine……Page 43
5.3 Systems with several Diesel Power Sets……Page 45
References……Page 46
1. INTRODUCTION……Page 47
2. ST MARYS……Page 48
3.2 The Rotor……Page 49
3.4 The Generating System……Page 50
3.6 Tower……Page 51
4. CONSTRUCTION……Page 52
5. PROGRAMME……Page 53
2. DESCRIPTION OF WT’S COMPONENTS……Page 57
3. PROJECT MANAGEMENT……Page 59
4. RESULTS OF OPERATION……Page 60
5. DEGREE OF SUCCESS AND OUTLOOK……Page 61
1. INTRODUCTION……Page 66
2. WIND TURBINE GENERATOR……Page 67
3. PROJECT REALIZATION……Page 70
6. COSTS……Page 71
REFERENCES……Page 72
1. INTRODUCTION……Page 74
2.1 General arrangement and characterestics……Page 75
2.2.2. The Drive Train……Page 76
2.2.5. Electrical Power System……Page 77
2.4. Weight……Page 78
2.6. Site selection-wind characterestics……Page 79
3. CONCLUSIONS……Page 80
1. INTRODUCTION……Page 90
2. AERODYNAMIC DESIGN……Page 91
4.2. Brake system……Page 92
6. CONCLUSIONS……Page 93
2. SMALL POWER SYSTEM DESCRIPTION……Page 101
3. GENERATORS SYNCHRONISATION. WT SPEED REGULATOR……Page 102
4. DIESEL SETS CONTROL LOGIC. INVERTERS OPERATION……Page 103
6. MEDIUM POWER SYSTEM OPERATION MODES……Page 104
REFERENCES……Page 105
1. INTRODUCTION……Page 110
2. PROJECTS IN PROGRESS……Page 111
3.1. Windgenerators……Page 112
3.2. Dual-conversion (AC/DC/AC) equipment……Page 113
5. SUMMARY OF TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION DURING THE PERIOD 1983-1988……Page 114
7. POTENTIAL MARKET FOR AUTONOMOUS WIND ENERGY POWER PLANTS……Page 115
2. System design……Page 117
2.2 Wind Energy Converters……Page 118
3. Supervision Unit……Page 119
4. Operation Modes……Page 120
5. Measurement Program……Page 121
6. Measurement Result……Page 122
Main Objectives……Page 126
Technical Data……Page 127
Status……Page 128
2. DESCRIPTION OF WT’S COMPONENTS……Page 137
3. Project Management……Page 138
4. RESULTS OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE…….Page 141
5. ECONOMIC EVALUATION……Page 142
6. DEGREE OF SUCCESS AND OUTLOOK……Page 143
1. INTRODUCTION……Page 147
3. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION OF WIND TURBINE. OIL SAVINGS……Page 148
REFERENCES……Page 149
1. INTRODUCTION……Page 152
2.1. Rotor……Page 153
2.7. Mass distribution……Page 155
3. THE PROJECT……Page 156
4. COMMISSIONING……Page 157
5. RESULTS……Page 158
6. TIME-TABLE……Page 159
8. PRESENT STATE AND OUTLOOK……Page 160
ACKNOWLEDGMENT……Page 161
REFERENCES……Page 162
1.2. Aim/objective of Project……Page 163
1.3. Site of the project……Page 164
2.4. Control system……Page 166
3.2. Timetable……Page 167
4. CONCLUSION……Page 168
2 DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS……Page 172
3. STATE OF THE PROJECT……Page 175
1. INTRODUCTION……Page 184
2. GENERATING PLANT……Page 185
4.1 Wind turbine……Page 186
5.1 Water turbine closing onto wind-powered system……Page 187
5.2 Wind turbine closing onto a water powered system……Page 188
6 TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION……Page 189
6.2 Single Phase Terminals……Page 190
1. INTRODUCTION……Page 195
2. CHINESE MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY……Page 197
2. THE PROJECT REPORTS……Page 203
3. A REVIEW OF THE PROJECTS……Page 204
CONCLUDING REMARKS……Page 206
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS……Page 207
INDEX OF AUTHORS……Page 210