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Wind and Solar Power Systems: Design, Analysis, and Operation, Second Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: Mukund R. Patel
Publisher: CRC
Category: Book
List Price: $149.95
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 193226
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Pages: 472
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 0849315700
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.312136
EAN: 9780849315701
ASIN: 0849315700
Publication Date: July 15, 2005
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Condition: **NEW** 2nd Edition Slight surface & edge wear. Inside book is clean, pages tight. No remainder marks. Shipped with delivery confirmation inside US. Selling books since 1979*g FF4-38
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Product Description
The search for clean, renewable energy sources has yielded enormous growth and new developments in these technologies in a few short years, driving down costs and encouraging utilities in many nations, both developed and developing, to add and expand wind and solar power capacity. The first, best-selling edition of Wind and Solar Power Systems provided the most complete and modern treatment of renewable energy. This second edition continues the tradition by offering updated and expanded coverage of this growing field. The book begins with individual sections devoted to wind power and solar photovoltaic technologies, their engineering fundamentals, conversion characteristics, operational considerations to maximize output, and emerging trends. The discussion of wind power includes the theory of induction machine performance and operation as well as generator speed control, while the solar PV section includes array design, environmental variables, and sun-tracking methods. This edition includes two chapters devoted to new and specialized technologies. The third section explores large-scale energy storage technologies, overall electrical system performance, and total plant economy while the final section explores ancillary power systems derived from the sun. Focusing on the complete system rather than on a single component, Wind and Solar Power Systems: Design, Analysis, and Operation, Second Edition offers the most comprehensive reference to all aspects of modern renewable energy systems.
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 Great book! February 1, 2001
N.S. (Annapolis, MD USA)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is a lucid, up-to-date and comprehensive reference for theory and practical matters surrounding our two most viable alternate energy sources. Be careful though because the first edition has a few typographical errors, one or two in its derivations.
 An excellent, comprehensive text October 25, 2000
12 out of 16 found this review helpful
Very readable, and accessible, even to a non-engineer.
Great reference book.... September 13, 2000
Bina Indelicato (New Jersey)
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
This is a good reference book on renewable energy sources. It is well organized and easy to follow, even for non-electrical engineers. As an environmental engineer, I have found it an excellent reference.
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