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Bernard MULTON: Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Doctorate from the University of Paris 6 - University Professor at the Brittany branch of ENS de Cachan/SATIE
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Xavier ROBOAM: CNRS Research Fellow LEEI UMR CNRS-INPT/ENSEEIHT - System Team Manager, Toulouse
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Brayima DAKYO: University Professor - Laboratory GREAH EA 3220 - Groupe de Recherche en Électrotechnique et Automatique du Havre (electrical engineering and automation research group)
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Christian NICHITA: Senior Lecturer - Laboratory GREAH EA 3220 - Groupe de Recherche en Électrotechnique et Automatique du Havre (electrical engineering and automation research group)
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Olivier GERGAUD: Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, PhD - Professor, IUT Rennes
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Hamid BEN AHMED: Senior lecturer at the Brittany branch of ENS de Cachan/SATIE
INTRODUCTION
Renewable energies currently account for only around 20% of global electricity production. Although electricity is a clean end-use energy par excellence, it is clear that it is a major contributor to environmental degradation and the depletion of non-renewable resources (fossil fuels and uranium). This is why one of the measures needed to prepare for truly sustainable development is to increase the share of renewable resources in electricity generation. In this context, wind turbine generation is playing a key role. The aim of this article is to describe the more electrotechnical aspects of these complex electricity-generating systems, and in particular their special features compared with other generating devices.
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Standardization
- Wind turbine generator systems – Part 1: Safety requirements - IEC 61400-1 - (1999-02)
- Wind turbine generator systems – Part 11: Acoustic noise measurement techniques - IEC 61400-11 - (2002-12)
- Wind turbine generator systems – Part 12: Wind turbine power performance testing - IEC 61400-12 - (1998-02)
- Wind turbine generator systems – Part 2: Safety of small wind turbines - IEC 61400-2 - (1996-04) ...
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