Offshore wind farm electrical design: A review

Wind Energy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 459-473

  Lumbreras, S ^a   Ramos, A ^a  

^a ICAI School of Engineering   (Spain)

Author keywords

circuit optimization; energy; offshore installations; power system reliability; stochastic optimization; wind design optimization

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INVESTMENTS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION;

CIRCUIT OPTIMIZATION; ENERGY; OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS; POWER SYSTEM RELIABILITY; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATIONS; WIND DESIGN;

OFFSHORE WIND FARMS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DECISION MAKING; DESIGN METHOD; INVESTMENT; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STOCHASTICITY; WIND FARM; WIND POWER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; EUROPE; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84876413153     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: 10991824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.1498     Document Type: Review

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