Electricity Production from Renewable Energies (PDF)

Energy and environmental issues have caused a marked increase in
electricity production from renewable energy sources since the
beginning of the 21st Century. The concept of sustainable
development and concern for future generations challenge us every
day to produce new technologies for energy production, and new
patterns of use for these energies. Their rapid emergence can make
the understanding and therefore the perception of these new
technologies difficult. This book aims to contribute to a better
understanding of the new electricity generation technologies by
addressing a diverse audience. It presents the issues, sources and
means of conversion into electricity using a general approach and
develops scientific concepts to understand their main technical
characteristics.

Systems of electricity generation from renewable energy resources
of small to medium powers are presented. The basic electrical
concepts necessary for understanding the operating characteristics
of these energy converters are introduced, and the constraints and
problems of integration in the electrical networks of those means
of production are discussed. Several exercises are provided to the
reader for evaluation purposes.

Contents

1. Decentralized Electricity Production from Renewable Energy,
Benoît Robyns.

2. Solar Photovoltaic Power, Arnaud Davigny.

3. Wind Power, Bruno Francois and Benoît Robyns.

4. Terrestrial and Marine Hydroelectricity: Waves and Tides,
Benoît Robyns and Antoine Henneton.

5. Thermal Power Generation, Jonathan Sprooten.

6. Integration of the Decentralized Production into the Electrical
Network, Benoît Robyns.