TY - CHAP AU - Sergio Martin-Martínez AU - Antonio Vigueras-Rodríguez AU - Emilio Gómez-Lázaro AU - Angel Molina-García AU - Eduard Muljadi AU - Michael Milligan ED - Rupp Carriveau Y1 - 2012-11-21 PY - 2012 T1 - Wind Power Variability and Singular Events N2 - Today's wind energy industry is at a crossroads. Global economic instability has threatened or eliminated many financial incentives that have been important to the development of specific markets. Now more than ever, this essential element of the world energy mosaic will require innovative research and strategic collaborations to bolster the industry as it moves forward. This text details topics fundamental to the efficient operation of modern commercial farms and highlights advanced research that will enable next-generation wind energy technologies. The book is organized into three sections, Inflow and Wake Influences on Turbine Performance, Turbine Structural Response, and Power Conversion, Control and Integration. In addition to fundamental concepts, the reader will be exposed to comprehensive treatments of topics like wake dynamics, analysis of complex turbine blades, and power electronics in small-scale wind turbine systems. BT - Advances in Wind Power SP - Ch. 12 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/52654 DO - 10.5772/52654 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -