Evaluation of wind farm layouts

EPE Journal (European Power Electronics and Drives Journal)

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Lundberg, Stefan ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

AC transmission; DC transmission; Energy production cost; Offshore and wind farms

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; INVESTMENTS; POWER GENERATION;

AC-TRANSMISSION; DC-TRANSMISSION; ENERGY PRODUCTION COST; OFFSHORE AND WIND FARMS;

WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 33645564163     PISSN: 09398368     EISSN: 23769319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09398368.2006.11463608     Document Type: Article

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