DocumentCode
1082791
Title
Wind Power in Paradise
Author
Guizzo, Erico
Volume
45
Issue
3
fYear
2008
fDate
3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
38
Lastpage
45
Abstract
The paper discusses how an international team of engineers brought wind power to the Galapagos Islands. The san cristobal system is a wind-diesel hybrid. The electricity generated by the wind turbines and by three diesel generators converges at the substation before being transmitted to town.
Keywords
diesel-electric power stations; hybrid power systems; wind power plants; diesel power stations; hybrid power systems; wind power plants; wind turbines; Cities and towns; Energy conversion; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Substations; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Wind turbines;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2008.4457851
Filename
4457851
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