TY  - GEN
AU  - Nelson, Vaughn
TI  - Innovative wind turbines: an illustrated guidebook
SN  - 9780367819316
U1  - 621.48 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Boca Raton
PB  - CRC Press
KW  - Wind turbines
KW  - Wind turbines -- Design and construction
N2  - Innovative Wind Turbines is a tribute to the inventors, entrepreneurs, researchers, and companies that through their efforts have envisioned, designed, and constructed models and prototypes for wind energy devices. There are numerous concepts and ideas on ways to convert wind energy into usable energy, and this book examines the innovative, novel, or unusual concepts with numerous photos and historical examples. Primarily, only prototypes that have been constructed are mentioned, along with a few design concepts. The wind turbines are divided by types: horizontal axis wind turbines, ducted wind turbines, vertical axis wind turbines, airborne wind turbines, and more.
Features:
 Includes numerous photos of innovative wind turbines

    Presents information and examples of multiple rotor, multiple blade designs

    Includes information and examples of airborne wind energy systems

    Examines novel blade designs, including whale blades and biomimicry
ER  -