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Title: Siting handbook for small wind energy conversion systems

Abstract

This handbook was written to serve as a siting guide for individuals wishing to install small wind energy conversion systems (WECS); that is, machines having a rated capacity of less than 100 kilowatts. It incorporates half a century of siting experience gained by WECS owners and manufacturers, as well as recently developed siting techniques. The user needs no technical background in meteorology or engineering to understand and apply the siting principles discussed; he needs only a knowledge of basic arithmetic and the ability to understand simple graphs and tables. By properly using the siting techniques, an owner can select a site that will yield the most power at the least installation cost, the least maintenance cost, and the least risk of damage or accidental injury.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
5490541
Report Number(s):
PNL-2521(Rev.1)
DOE Contract Number:  
EY-76-C-06-1830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
17 WIND ENERGY; SITE SELECTION; WIND TURBINES; AVAILABILITY; COST; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; METEOROLOGY; MONITORING; POWER GENERATION; TOPOGRAPHY; WIND POWER; ENERGY SOURCES; POWER; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; 170604* - Wind Energy Engineering- Site Characteristics

Citation Formats

Wegley, H L, Ramsdell, J V, Orgill, M M, and Drake, R L. Siting handbook for small wind energy conversion systems. United States: N. p., 1980. Web. doi:10.2172/5490541.
Wegley, H L, Ramsdell, J V, Orgill, M M, & Drake, R L. Siting handbook for small wind energy conversion systems. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5490541
Wegley, H L, Ramsdell, J V, Orgill, M M, and Drake, R L. 1980. "Siting handbook for small wind energy conversion systems". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5490541. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5490541.
@article{osti_5490541,
title = {Siting handbook for small wind energy conversion systems},
author = {Wegley, H L and Ramsdell, J V and Orgill, M M and Drake, R L},
abstractNote = {This handbook was written to serve as a siting guide for individuals wishing to install small wind energy conversion systems (WECS); that is, machines having a rated capacity of less than 100 kilowatts. It incorporates half a century of siting experience gained by WECS owners and manufacturers, as well as recently developed siting techniques. The user needs no technical background in meteorology or engineering to understand and apply the siting principles discussed; he needs only a knowledge of basic arithmetic and the ability to understand simple graphs and tables. By properly using the siting techniques, an owner can select a site that will yield the most power at the least installation cost, the least maintenance cost, and the least risk of damage or accidental injury.},
doi = {10.2172/5490541},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5490541}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
}