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Offshore Wind Farms

by Chong Ng, Li Ran

March 2016

Intermediate to advanced

654 pages

21h 8m

English

Woodhead Publishing

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1.1. Wind energy1.2. Offshore wind farm1.3. Energy cost1.4. Wind turbines1.5. Disputable issues

2.1. Introduction2.2. Investment costs2.3. Operating costs2.4. Key economic drivers for offshore wind energy2.5. Levelised cost of energy2.6. Future cost of offshore wind2.7. Conclusions
3.1. Key issues in assessing wind resources3.2. The nature of the offshore wind environment3.3. Essential data parameters3.4. Observational approaches3.5. Modeling approaches3.6. Future trendsAbbreviations
4.1. Introduction4.2. Conventional methods4.3. Surface-based remote sensing4.4. Space-borne RS4.5. Case study – a near-coastal wind farm project4.6. Future trendsSources of further informationAbbreviations and Acronyms
5.1. Key requirements for blade materials5.2. Role of testing materials and structures in the blade design process5.3. Case study on material selection and blade design5.4. Future trendsAbbreviations and nomenclature
6.1. Introduction6.2. Aerodynamics6.3. Materials6.4. Structural design6.5. ManufactureNomenclature
7.1. Introduction7.2. WTGS gearbox design – concept stage7.3. WTGS gearbox design – development stage7.4. WTGS gearbox design – production stage7.5. Drivetrain dynamic analysis7.6. Conclusions
8.1. Introduction: key issues in generator design8.2. Electrical generators: types and principles of operation8.3. Practical design and manufacture of electrical generators8.4. Selection of generators for offshore wind turbines8.5. Future trends in offshore wind turbine generatorsSources of further information
9.1. Introduction
10.1. Introduction
11.1. Introduction11.2. Design of floating offshore wind turbines: main preliminary steps11.3. Key issues in design of floating offshore wind turbines11.4. Summary: case study11.5. Future trendsNomenclatureSources of further information
12.1. Fundamentals of offshore wind farm arrays12.2. Design considerations12.3. Main electrical components12.4. Topologies12.5. Converter interface arrangements and collector design12.6. Wake farm arrangement – wake effects12.7. Control objectives12.8. Collector design procedureAbbreviations
13.1. Introduction13.2. Offshore wind farm cables13.3. Offshore cable installation, protection and challenges13.4. Dynamic cables for floating wind turbines and substations13.5. Some mechanical aspects of subsea cables13.6. Outlook for offshore wind farm cablesAbbreviations
14.1. Introduction14.2. Wind farm collection systems14.3. Offshore wind power transmission systems14.4. Voltage source converters14.5. Development of future submarine power transmission schemes14.6. Conclusions
15.1. Introduction15.2. The storage technologies15.3. Indicative case studies: S-PSSs in Rhodes and Astypalaia15.4. ConclusionsAbbreviations
16.1. Introduction16.2. Technologies16.3. Summary – case study16.4. Scenarios16.5. Results16.6. Conclusions
17.1. Introduction17.2. Delivery of components17.3. Onshore assembly17.4. Offshore transport17.5. Offshore installation17.6. Tests and commissioning17.7. Conclusions and future trends
18.1. Reliability of offshore wind turbines18.2. Challenges in offshore wind turbine operation and maintenance18.3. Offshore wind turbine condition monitoring techniques18.4. Offshore wind turbine condition monitoring systems18.5. Signal processing techniques used for WT CM18.6. Existing issues and future tendencies of WT CM
19.1. Limits of this chapter19.2. Introduction19.3. Legal framework19.4. Safety management system19.5. Plan, do, check, act19.6. The offshore renewable energy industry19.7. Plan19.8. Do19.9. Check19.10. Act19.11. For the future19.12. ConclusionAbbreviations
20.1. Foundation options for offshore wind-turbine structures20.2. System of loading on offshore foundations20.3. General aspects of OWT monopile foundation system20.4. Offshore design codes and methods20.5. Investigation of monopile–soil behaviour20.6. Design of OWT foundation20.7. Future outlook and research needsNomenclatureAbbreviations

Overview

Offshore Wind Farms: Technologies, Design and Operation provides the latest information on offshore wind energy, one of Europe’s most promising and quickly maturing industries, and a potentially huge untapped renewable energy source which could contribute significantly towards EU 20-20-20 renewable energy generation targets.

It has been estimated that by 2030 Europe could have 150GW of offshore wind energy capacity, meeting 14% of our power demand. Offshore Wind Farms: Technologies, Design and Operation provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging technologies, design, and operation of offshore wind farms.

Part One introduces offshore wind energy as well as offshore wind turbine siting with expert analysis of economics, wind resources, and remote sensing technologies. The second section provides an overview of offshore wind turbine materials and design, while part three outlines the integration of wind farms into power grids with insights to cabling and energy storage. The final section of the book details the installation and operation of offshore wind farms with chapters on condition monitoring and health and safety, amongst others.

Provides an in-depth, multi-contributor, comprehensive overview of offshore technologies, including design, monitoring, and operation
Edited by respected and leading experts in the field, with experience in both academia and industry
Covers a highly relevant and important topic given the great potential of offshore wind power in contributing significantly to EU 20-20-20 renewable energy targets