Calculation of economic transmission connection capacity for wind power generation

IET Renewable Power Generation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-69

  Ault, G W ^a   Bell, K R W ^a   Galloway, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; POWER GENERATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WIND POWER;

LARGE-SCALE WIND POWER GENERATION; TRANSMISSION SYSTEM CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS; TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PLANNERS;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34247213403     PISSN: 17521416     EISSN: 17521424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-rpg:20060020     Document Type: Article

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