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February 4, 1978 /$cedited by Herbert Heyer 260 $aBerlin :$bSpringer,$c1979 300 $a1 online resource (348 p.) 440 0$aLecture Notes in Mathematics,$x0075-8434 ;$v706 650 0$aMathematics, general 700 1 $aHeyer, Herbert 773 0 $aSpringer eBooks 856 40$uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BFb0063108$zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web 907 $a.b14128597$b03-03-22$c05-09-13 912 $a991002146679707536 996 $aProbability measures on groups$979947 997 $aUNISALENTO 998 $ale013$b05-09-13$cm$d@ $e-$feng$ggw $h0$i0 LEADER 05172nam 2200649 450 001 9910140485303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-118-94842-4 010 $a1-119-04093-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000612429 035 $a(EBL)1895788 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001483188 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11920376 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001483188 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11422956 035 $a(PQKB)10030568 035 $a(DLC) 2015010497 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1895788 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11047752 035 $a(OCoLC)905419508 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1895788 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000612429 100 $a20150512h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWind energy essentials $esocietal, economic, and environmental impacts /$fRichard P. Walker, Andrew Swift 210 1$aHoboken, New Jersey :$cWiley,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (513 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-118-94793-2 311 $a1-118-87789-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters. 327 $aTitle Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Chapter 1 Impacts of Energy and Electricity on Society; 1.1 What Are "Social and Environmental Impacts"?; 1.1.1 Interactions and Effects of Technology on Society and the Environment; 1.1.2 Sustainable Development; 1.1.3 Wind Power, Technology, and Society; 1.2 Early Wind Power Innovation and Discovery; 1.2.1 Age of Sail Power; 1.2.2 Wind Power and the Transcontinental Railroad; 1.2.3 Wind Power for Settling the Great Plains; 1.2.4 The Dutch Experience; 1.2.5 The English Experience; 1.2.6 Wind Power for Industry 327 $a1.3 Impact of Electricity on Society 1.3.1 National Academy of Engineering: Great Achievements of the Twentieth Century; 1.3.2 History of the Early Electric Utilities; 1.3.3 Rural Electrification Administration; 1.3.4 Expansion of the Electric Grid; 1.3.5 Electricity-World View; 1.4 History of Wind Energy for Electricity Production; 1.5 Renewables and Electrification in Third World Countries; 1.6 The Nexus of Wind, Water, and Electricity; References; Chapter 2 The Basics of Electricity; 2.1 Units of Electrical Measurement; 2.2 Descriptions of Common Electrical Equipment 327 $a2.3 Types of Companies or Business Units within the Electric Industry 2.4 Frequently Asked Questions; 2.4.1 How Do I Tell How Much Electricity I Use and How Much It Costs?; 2.4.2 Can Wind Energy or Electricity Be Stored Until It Is Needed?; 2.4.3 How Much Does It Cost Me to Run the Air Conditioner or Other Appliances in My Home?; 2.4.4 If We Do Not Store Electricity from Wind Energy, What Happens When the Wind Stops?; 2.4.5 How Can Wind Energy Get to My House? 327 $a2.4.6 If I Am Buying Renewable Energy from My Electricity Provider, How Do I Know That the Electricity I Use Came from a Source of Renewable Energy?2.4.7 My Utility Charges More for "Green Energy." Does Wind Power Cost More than Electricity from Traditional Sources?; 2.4.8 Can I Install a Small Wind Turbine at My House or Business and Reduce My Electric Bill?; Reference; Chapter 3 Overview of Wind Energy and Other Sources of Electricity; 3.1 Defining Renewable Energy; 3.2 Sources and Uses of Energy; 3.3 Growth of Renewable Energy in the United States 327 $a3.4 Use of Renewable Energy for Electricity Production in the United States 3.5 Growth of Wind Power Capacity in the United States; 3.6 Subsidies or Incentives for Wind Energy; 3.7 Potential for Increased Use of Wind Energy in the United States; 3.8 Wind Resources in the United States; 3.9 Overview of Other Sources of Electric Generation in the United States; 3.9.1 Coal; 3.9.2 Nuclear Energy; 3.9.3 Natural Gas; References; Chapter 4 Conversion of Power in the Wind to Electricity; 4.1 Wind Power Plants and Wind Turbines; 4.1.1 How a Wind Turbine Works; 4.1.2 Wind Turbine Anatomy 327 $a4.1.3 The Power Curve 330 $aExamines the possible societal impacts of wind energy projects and explains the potential issues faced when siting, constructing, and operating a wind energy project. This book begins with a history of wind power and the social impacts of both electricity and wind power from a historical perspective, a discussion of basic electrical terms, and a primer on the conversion of power in the wind to electricity. Much of the second half of the book is devoted to comparing wind energy to other forms of electric generation, both renewable and non-renewable sources. In order to have a true understand 606 $aWind power plants 606 $aWind power 615 0$aWind power plants. 615 0$aWind power. 676 $a333.9/2 700 $aWalker$b Richard P.$f1957-$0925546 702 $aSwift$b A. H. P$g(Andrew H. P.), 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910140485303321 996 $aWind energy essentials$92078168 997 $aUNINA