Aspects of technological development of wind turbines

Journal of Energy Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 81-95

  Shikha, ^a   Bhatti, T S ^b   Kothari, D P ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Wind direction; Wind energy; Wind power generation; Wind speed; Wind velocity

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER;

WIND DIRECTION; WIND POWER GENERATION; WIND SPEED; WIND VELOCITY;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 14044265050     PISSN: 07339402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9402(2003)129:3(81)     Document Type: Article

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