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Publicado: 13 de setembro de 2013 · Categoria: Cadernos técnicos

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Technical Application Papers No.13 Wind power plants Technical Application Papers Wind power plants Index Introduction................................................ 4 1 Generalities on wind power plants......................................................... 5 1.1 Physics and nature of wind....................... 5 1.2 Wind as energy source.............................. 6 1.3 Operation principle of wind turbines....... 10 1.4 Types of wind turbines............................ 11 1.4.1 Vertical axis wind turbines - Savonius type... 11 1.4.2 Vertical axis wind turbines Darrieus type.... 12 1.4.3 Horizontal axis wind turbines........................ 13 1.5 Features of wind turbines........................ 14 1.6 Tipology of wind power plants................ 16 1.6.1 Grid connected plants................................... 16 1.6.2 Non-grid connected plants........................... 17 1.7 Costs of wind power............................... 18 1.8 Spreading of wind energy in the world, in the European Union (EU) and in Italy.... 19 1.9 Future expectations and technologies..... 22 2 Main components of a wind turbine..................................................... 24 2.1 Rotor....................................................... 25 2.1.1 Blades............................................................ 25 2.1.2 Hub................................................................ 26 2.2 Gearbox................................................... 26 2.3...