Wind Energy Glossary

A

• AC in Wind Energy
• Aeroelasticity in Wind Energy
• AGC in Wind Energy
• aggregation in Wind Energy
• Airfoil in Wind Energy
• American Petroleum Institute (API) in Wind Energy
• Anemometer in Wind Energy
• angle of attack in Wind Energy
• API in Wind Energy
• armature in Wind Energy
• Autonomous wind turbine in Wind Energy
• availability factor in Wind Energy
• average wind speed (velocity) in Wind Energy
• AWEA in Wind Energy

B

• balancing in Wind Energy
• barrel in Wind Energy
• bbl in Wind Energy
• bcf in Wind Energy
• bcm in Wind Energy
• Betz Coefficient — 59.3 percent. in Wind Energy
• Blade material in Wind Energy
• Blade pitch control in Wind Energy
• Blade profile in Wind Energy
• blades in Wind Energy
• block in Wind Energy
• BOEM in Wind Energy
• braking system in Wind Energy

C

• Capacity credit in Wind Energy
• Capacity factor in Wind Energy
• chord in Wind Energy
• commercial scale wind in Wind Energy
• community wind in Wind Energy
• Control system in Wind Energy
• Coordinated control in Wind Energy
• coring in Wind Energy
• crane barge in Wind Energy
• cubic foot in Wind Energy
• Cut-in speed in Wind Energy
• Cut-out speed in Wind Energy

D

• Darrieus rotor in Wind Energy
• developer in Wind Energy
• development phase in Wind Energy
• DFIG (Doubly Fed Induction Generator) in Wind Energy
• DFIG in Wind Energy
• DGS in Wind Energy
• Direct drive in Wind Energy
• distributed generation in Wind Energy
• Distributed wind energy system in Wind Energy
• downwind turbine in Wind Energy
• DSM in Wind Energy
• DSO in Wind Energy
• Dynamic braking in Wind Energy

E

• Electric grid in Wind Energy
• Energy storage in Wind Energy
• ENTSO in Wind Energy
• EWEA in Wind Energy

F

• FACT in Wind Energy
• farm-in in Wind Energy
• fixed turbine in Wind Energy
• Floating wind turbine in Wind Energy
• foundation in Wind Energy
• FOWT in Wind Energy
• Free-stream wind in Wind Energy
• FTU in Wind Energy
• furling in Wind Energy
• FWE in Wind Energy

G

• Gearbox in Wind Energy
• Geared turbine in Wind Energy
• Generator in Wind Energy
• gigawatt in Wind Energy
• GIS in Wind Energy
• green pricing in Wind Energy
• Grid integration in Wind Energy
• grid-connected system in Wind Energy
• GW in Wind Energy
• GWh in Wind Energy

H

• HAWT in Wind Energy
• High-altitude wind power in Wind Energy
• Horizontal axis wind turbine in Wind Energy
• Horizontal wind shear in Wind Energy
• Hub height in Wind Energy
• hub in Wind Energy
• HVAC in Wind Energy
• HVDC in Wind Energy
• Hybrid system in Wind Energy

I

• Ice throw in Wind Energy
• independent power producer in Wind Energy
• Installed capacity in Wind Energy
• Inter-array cabling in Wind Energy
• Inverter in Wind Energy
• Investment Tax Credit in Wind Energy
• investor-owned utility (IOU) in Wind Energy
• ISO in Wind Energy

J

• jacket in Wind Energy

K

• kilowatt in Wind Energy
• kilowatt-hour in Wind Energy
• Kite power in Wind Energy
• kV in Wind Energy
• kWh in Wind Energy

L

• LIDAR in Wind Energy
• Load factor in Wind Energy

M

• Magnetic levitation in Wind Energy
• Marine wind energy in Wind Energy
• Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) in Wind Energy
• Maximum wind speed in Wind Energy
• mboe in Wind Energy
• Megawatt (MW) in Wind Energy
• megawatt in Wind Energy
• met tower in Wind Energy
• Meteorology in Wind Energy
• metric ton in Wind Energy
• Micro wind turbine in Wind Energy
• mmcfd in Wind Energy
• MOU/MOA in Wind Energy
• Multi-turbine wind farm in Wind Energy
• MVAR in Wind Energy
• MW in Wind Energy
• MWh in Wind Energy

N

• Nacelle in Wind Energy
• net metering in Wind Energy
• NTC in Wind Energy

O

• O&M in Wind Energy
• Off-grid system in Wind Energy
• Offshore wind farm in Wind Energy
• Onshore wind farm in Wind Energy
• Over-speed protection in Wind Energy

P

• Passive yaw control in Wind Energy
• payback period in Wind Energy
• peak wind speed in Wind Energy
• Pitch system in Wind Energy
• Power curve in Wind Energy
• Power density in Wind Energy
• Power electronics in Wind Energy
• Power output in Wind Energy
• Power purchase agreement (PPA) in Wind Energy
• Power system stability in Wind Energy
• Power transmission in Wind Energy
• production tax credit in Wind Energy
• PTC in Wind Energy
• Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA) in Wind Energy

R

• rated wind speed in Wind Energy
• Reactive power in Wind Energy
• reel lay vessel in Wind Energy
• renewable energy certificates in Wind Energy
• ROC / ROIC in Wind Energy
• Rotor design in Wind Energy
• Rotor diameter in Wind Energy
• rotor in Wind Energy
• Rotor speed in Wind Energy
• Rotor swept area in Wind Energy

S

• SCADA in Wind Energy
• Shadow flicker in Wind Energy
• Siting in Wind Energy
• Small wind turbine in Wind Energy
• Smart wind turbine in Wind Energy
• Soft starting in Wind Energy
• SOV in Wind Energy
• start-up speed in Wind Energy
• Substation in Wind Energy
• suction pile in Wind Energy
• Swept area in Wind Energy
• Synchronous generator in Wind Energy

T

• TEN-E in Wind Energy
• thrust bearing in Wind Energy
• Thrust coefficient in Wind Energy
• Tilt-up tower in Wind Energy
• Tilt-up tower kit in Wind Energy
• topsides in Wind Energy
• Tower foundation in Wind Energy
• Tower height in Wind Energy
• tower in Wind Energy
• Tower vibration in Wind Energy
• Transmission system operator (TSO) in Wind Energy
• TRL in Wind Energy
• TSO in Wind Energy
• Turbine controller in Wind Energy
• Turbine in Wind Energy
• Turbine wake in Wind Energy
• TW in Wind Energy
• TWh in Wind Energy
• twist in Wind Energy

U

• UCTE in Wind Energy
• Upwind turbine in Wind Energy
• Utility-scale wind farm in Wind Energy
• utility-scale wind in Wind Energy

V

• vane in Wind Energy
• variable pitch turbine in Wind Energy
• Variable speed control in Wind Energy
• Vertical axis wind turbine in Wind Energy
• Vortex shedding in Wind Energy
• VSC in Wind Energy

W

• Wake effect in Wind Energy
• watt-hour in Wind Energy
• WFCM in Wind Energy
• Wind direction in Wind Energy
• Wind energy conversion system (WECS) in Wind Energy
• Wind energy in Wind Energy
• Wind energy potential in Wind Energy
• Wind farm in Wind Energy
• Wind load. in Wind Energy
• Wind map in Wind Energy
• wind monitoring system in Wind Energy
• wind power class in Wind Energy
• Wind power in Wind Energy
• Wind resource assessment in Wind Energy
• Wind rose diagram in Wind Energy
• Wind rose in Wind Energy
• Wind shear exponent in Wind Energy
• Wind shear in Wind Energy
• Wind speed in Wind Energy
• Wind turbine blade manufacturing in Wind Energy
• Wind turbine maintenance in Wind Energy
• Wind turbine noise in Wind Energy
• Wind turbine reliability in Wind Energy
• Wind turbine rotor blade repair in Wind Energy
• Wind turbine tower height increase in Wind Energy
• Wind turbine tower installation. in Wind Energy
• Wind turbine. in Wind Energy
• wind vane in Wind Energy
• windmill in Wind Energy
• winds resource assesment in Wind Energy

Y

• yaw in Wind Energy