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Call for Papers: Wind Integration Issue for Wind Engineering

Call for Papers: Wind Integration Issue for Wind Engineering 07_Call for papers 31/03/08 4:42 pm Page 89 W IND E NGINEERING VOLUME 32, N O. 1, 2008 PP 89–90 89 Call for Papers: Wind Integration Issue for Wind Engineering Tom Ackers, Special Issue Editor Electricity produced from utility-scale wind power plants has increased tremendously over the past decade, tripling from just over 30,000 MW installed world-wide in 2003 to in excess of 90,000 MW at the beginning of 2008. This ever-growing amount of wind power has risen to the point where its influence on electrical system operation can be a significant factor requiring additional planning and modified operation. A large transmission grid is typically broken into several smaller transmission “balancing areas” in which reliability requirements are met while balancing loads with generation. These balancing areas vary in size from less than 1000 MW to over 50,000 MW. Within any given balancing area there may be several different types of generators, including natural gas combustion turbines, coal-fired steam plants, nuclear power, hydro power, combined heat and power, wind energy, and perhaps others. The average load within a balancing area typically varies in predictable daily and seasonal patterns, but also contains an unpredictable component due to random load variations, uncertainties http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Wind Engineering SAGE

Call for Papers: Wind Integration Issue for Wind Engineering

Wind Engineering , Volume 32 (1): 2 – Jan 1, 2008

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SAGE
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© 2008 SAGE Publications
ISSN
0309-524X
eISSN
2048-402X
DOI
10.1260/030952408784305831
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07_Call for papers 31/03/08 4:42 pm Page 89 W IND E NGINEERING VOLUME 32, N O. 1, 2008 PP 89–90 89 Call for Papers: Wind Integration Issue for Wind Engineering Tom Ackers, Special Issue Editor Electricity produced from utility-scale wind power plants has increased tremendously over the past decade, tripling from just over 30,000 MW installed world-wide in 2003 to in excess of 90,000 MW at the beginning of 2008. This ever-growing amount of wind power has risen to the point where its influence on electrical system operation can be a significant factor requiring additional planning and modified operation. A large transmission grid is typically broken into several smaller transmission “balancing areas” in which reliability requirements are met while balancing loads with generation. These balancing areas vary in size from less than 1000 MW to over 50,000 MW. Within any given balancing area there may be several different types of generators, including natural gas combustion turbines, coal-fired steam plants, nuclear power, hydro power, combined heat and power, wind energy, and perhaps others. The average load within a balancing area typically varies in predictable daily and seasonal patterns, but also contains an unpredictable component due to random load variations, uncertainties

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Wind EngineeringSAGE

Published: Jan 1, 2008

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