Evaluation of different turbine concepts for wind power

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1419-1434

  Eriksson, Sandra ^a   Bernhoff, Hans ^a   Leijon, Mats ^a  

^a Swedish Centre for Renewable Electric Energy Conversion   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Comparison; Darrieus; Evaluation; H rotor; HAWT; VAWT

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; MAINTAINABILITY; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; WIND POWER;

H ROTORS; HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINES; TURBINE CONCEPTS; WIND POWER PLANTS;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 41749123209     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2006.05.017     Document Type: Review

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