Wind energy conversion system: A review

Author

Shanker, Tulika ; Singh, Ravindra K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Motilal Nehru Nat. Inst. of Technol., Allahabad, India

fYear

2012

fDate

16-18 March 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Wind has been utilized as a source of power for many years. The generation of electrical energy from wind has experienced a remarkable pace in the past decade because of depleting conventional resources and increasing environmental issues. Wind energy conversion has become a reliable and competitive means for electric power generation, thanks to extensive Research and Development efforts in last 30 years. The life span of modern wind turbines is now 20-25 years, which is comparable to many other conventional power generation technologies. The average availability of commercial wind power plants is now around 98%. This paper reviews WECS system covering Aerodynamics, Mechanical and Electrical aspects.

Keywords

power generation economics; wind power; wind power plants; wind turbines; WECS; aerodynamics; electric power generation; electrical aspect; environmental issues; mechanical aspect; power source; wind energy conversion system; wind power plants; wind turbines; Aerodynamics; Generators; Rotors; Torque; Wind energy; Wind power generation; Wind turbines; Power converter; WECS; Wind Turbine; Wind generator;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering and Systems (SCES), 2012 Students Conference on

Conference_Location

Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0456-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SCES.2012.6199044

Filename

6199044