1st Edition
by Lars Landberg (Author)
Most practitioners within wind
energy have only a very basic knowledge about meteorology, leading to a
lack of understanding of one of the most fundamental subjects in wind
energy. This book will therefore provide an easy-to-understand
introduction to the subject of meteorology, as seen from the viewpoint
of wind energy.
Catering for a range of academic backgrounds, the
book is mathematically rigorous with accessible explanations for
non-mathematically oriented readers. Through exercises in the text and
at the end of each chapter the reader will be challenged to think, seek
further information and practice the knowledge obtained from reading the
book.
This practical yet comprehensive reference will enable
readers to fully understand the theoretical background of meteorology
with wind energy in mind and will include topics such as: measurements;
wind profiles; wakes; modelling; turbulence and the fundamentals of
atmospheric flow on all scales including the local scale.
Key features:
•
Provides practitioners of wind energy with a solid theoretical
grounding in relevant aspects of meteorology enabling them to exercise
useful judgment in matters related to resource estimation, wind farm
development, planning, turbine design and electrical grids.
•
Supports a growing area of professional development with the increasing
importance of wind energy estimation in all aspects of electrical
energy production from wind.
• Accompanying website
includes data sets for exercises in data analysis, photographs,
animations & worked examples, helping to further bridge the gap
between theory and practice.
Meteorology for Wind Energy: An Introduction is
aimed at engineers, developers and project managers in the wind power
and electrical utility sectors without the essential theoretical
background required to understand the topic. It will also have
significant appeal to senior undergraduate and postgraduate students of
Wind Energy, Environmental Studies or Renewables Studies.
