DocumentCode :
245747
Title :
Contemporary wind generators
Author :
Akuru, U.B. ; Kamper, Maarten J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Stellenbosch Univ., Stellenbosch, South Africa
fYear :
2014
fDate :
19-20 Aug. 2014
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
8
Abstract :
It is believed that wind energy is growing at a very rapid rate, especially in the last few years. When compared with other sources of renewable energy in the energy portfolio, it becomes evident that the bulk is wind energy-based. However, there are some backlogs to full manifestation of this technology ranging from initial high cost to performance and reliability issues, among others. But in spite of these bottlenecks, new research trends have been assertive in seeking out a sustainable solution for harnessing wind energy for power generation - especially in the design and construction of wind generators. In order to motivate and prime a sustainable energy mix among stakeholders, this paper is a shot at appraising the theory of these innovative wind generators towards ecological sustainability, economy, efficiency, and employment creation.
Keywords :
wind power plants; contemporary wind generators; ecological sustainability; employment creation; energy portfolio; innovative wind generators; power generation; reliability; renewable energy; sustainable energy; wind energy; Generators; Rotors; Torque; Wind energy; Wind power generation; Wind turbines; Windings;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy (ICUE), 2014 International Conference on the
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9922-0416-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICUE.2014.6904205
Filename :
6904205
Link To Document :
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