Stankovic S., Campbell N., Harries A. Urban Wind Energy

BDSP Partnership Ltd, 2009, 189 pages, ISBN10: 1844072827Responding to growing international interest in wind energy and decentralized energy production, this book focuses on the potential for exploiting wind power in urban areas. With radical implications for the generation of renewable energy in the city and hence our environment as a whole, this landmark book paves the way for significant developments in low-energy design and high-rise architecture.Having outlined the fundamentals, the authors examine wind enhancement and integration techniques and address aesthetic, aerodynamic, architectural, environmental, and structural constraints. Turbulence levels are discussed in detail, design guidance is given to aid performance prediction, and a methodology is provided to assess UWECS (urban wind energy conversion systems) from economic and environmental perspectives. International case studies are included, complemented by the results from a project field-testing a two-story prototype building with an integrated wind turbine.Urban Wind Energy is suitable for researchers and students in wind energy, energy consultants, professionals in local government and urban planning, and architects and engineers with an interest in renewable energy and sustainable design.Wind Energy in Context
Rising energy prices and energy security
Environmental issuesUrban Wind Energy Potential
Small wind energy: Retrofitting and building-mounted wind turbines
Large wind energy: Stand-alone wind turbines
Building integrated wind turbines
The future of urban wind energyUrban Wind Energy Feasibility Study
Project aims
Initial wind resource estimation and site study
Environmental impacts and suitable/available technologies
Economic aspectsTurbine Technology
Turbine types
Generator types
Blade design
Overspeed Protection
Tower design
Grid connection
Sourcing equipment
Wind energy yield enhancements techniquesBuilding-Integrated Wind Turbines
General guidelines for building-integrated wind turbines
Wind directionality and building orientation
Predicting the energy yields from turbines integrated into shrouds within tall buildings
Environmental impacts, building design and planningConclusions