Site Selection Handbook For Small Wind Energy Conversion Systems 1978

117 Pages·1978·3.23 MB·English

A project of Volunteers in Asia

A Sitinu
Handbook for
Small Wind Mneruv Conversion
Svstems

by: Harry
L. Wegley,
Montie
M. Orgill
and Ron L.
Drake

Published
by:
United
States
Department
of Energy
Washington,
DC USA

Paper copies
are $ 9.00;
quote
accession
number
PNL 2521 when ordering.

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Technical
Information
Service
U.S. Department
of Commerce
Springfield,
VA 22161
USA

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PNL-2521

A SITING
HANDBOOK FOR SMALL WIND ENERGY
CONVERSION SYSTEMS

HARRY L,
WEGLEY, ET AL

BATTELLE
PACIFIC
NORTHWEST LABORATORIES
ZICHLAND,
WASHINGTON

MAY 1978

Pacific
Northwest
laboratory
Richland,
Washington
99352
Operated
for the
U.S. Department
of Energy

bY

QEPR00UCE0 BV

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PNL-2521

UC-60

A SITING
HANDBOOK FOR SMALL WIND
ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS

by
!Iarry
L. Weqley
Montie
M. Orgill
Ron L. Drake

DAI'TELLE
Pacific
Northwest
Laboratories
Richland,
Washington
99352

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Prepared
for
the U.S.
Department
of Energy,
formerly
the
Energy
Rsearch
and Development
Administration,
under
Contract
EY-76-C-06-183C.

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The
primary
purpose
of
this
handbook
is
to
provide
Siting

guidelines
for
laymen
who are
considering
the
use of
small
*-ind

energy
conversion
systems.
With
this
purpo
e in mind,
the
handbook
is being
published
in
its
current
form
to
p
e basic
strategies
to users
as early
as possible.
The handboo
son require
updating
due to rapidly
changing
technology
and the evolving
needs
af users.
Consequently,
the authors
also
intend
for
this
edition
to serve
as a review
copy prior
to wider
dis

The authors
wish
to thank
Dr.
m Pennell
for
the
techni-
cal
guidance
he provided,
Dr.
Carl
Aspliden
and Dr.
Craig
Hansen
for
their