Electrical collector system options for large offshore wind farms

IET Renewable Power Generation

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-114

  Quinonez Varela, G ^a   Ault, G W ^a   Anaya Lara, O ^a   McDonald, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ELECTRIC CABLES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; SCOTLAND;

ELECTRICAL COLLECTOR SYSTEMS; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; OPERATING CONDITIONS; STEADY-STATE PERFORMANCE;

WIND POWER;

EID: 34748853851     PISSN: 17521416     EISSN: 17521424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-rpg:20060017     Document Type: Article

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