Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. A fully up-to-date, comprehensive wind energy engineering resource This thoroughly updated reference offers complete details on effectively harnessing wind energy as a viable and economical power source. Globally recognized wind expert Pramod Jain clearly explains physics, meteorology, aerodynamics, wind measurement, wind turbines, and electricity. New energy policies and grid integration procedures are covered, including pre-deployment studies and grid modifications. Filled with diagrams, tables, charts, graphs, and statistics, Wind Energy Engineering , Second Edition, is a definitive guide to current developments and emerging technologies in wind energy. Wind Energy Engineering , Second Edition covers: The worldwide business of wind energy - Wind energy basics - Meteorological properties of wind and air - Wind turbine aerodynamics - Turbine blade element models and power curves - Wind measurement and reporting - Wind resource assessment - Advanced resource assessment topics, including Praise for the First Edition: "For those who want a grounding in the physics and basic engineering of wind turbines, this book probably isn't a bad pl--EET "Power Electronics" (9/1/2010 12:00:00 AM) 5 star review for the First Edition: "A must have for project managers (PM) in the wind industry. Book covers the routine to the complex in a clear, o--RP Adelhelm "Amazon" (10/11/2010 12:00:00 AM) 5 star review for the First Edition: "Outstanding! If you are in the wind industry, want to be, or are considering a wind project of your own, read th--Glenn Mauney "Amazon" (10/13/2010 12:00:00 AM) 5 star review for the First Edition: "Outstanding! If you are in the wind industry, want to be, or are considering a wind project of your own, read th -- Glenn Mauney ― Amazon Published On: 2010-10-13 5 star review for the First Edition: "A must have for project managers (PM) in the wind industry. Book covers the routine to the complex in a clear, o -- RP Adelhelm ― Amazon Published On: 2010-10-11 Praise for the First Edition: "For those who want a grounding in the physics and basic engineering of wind turbines, this book probably isn't a bad pl -- EET ― Power Electronics Published On: 2010-09-01 Pramod Jain, Ph.D., is founder and president of Innovative Wind Energy, Inc., a wind energy consulting company. He is recognized as a global expert in the planning of wind projects and has worked on projects in the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia that range from a single 100 kW turbine to a 100-plus MW wind farm. Dr. Jain's clients include Fortune 100 companies, the U.S. government, US Agency for International Development, US Trade and Development Agency, United Nations Development Programme, Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, universities, utilities, municipalities, and private developers. He has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley, and a B. Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. The impetus of writing this book was a lack of books on the market that targeted engineers. Specifically, I wanted to write a book that would give an engineer from any discipline sufficient knowledge about the multi-disciplinary field of wind energy.  This book intends to bring to bear at least five disciplines in order to provide a reasonably comprehensive understanding of the field of wind energy.  The five disciplines are Meteorology, Mechanical & Aeronautical engineering, Civil engineering, Electrical engineering and Environmental engineering.  In addition, to these core engineering disciplines, the book has chapters on finance, policy and project management, three business related disciplines that are key to wind energy.I wrote the book with the following audience in mind.  First are engineers and scientists that are in the wind industry, but practice in a narrow segment of the industry that covers their specific discipline. Second are engineers and scientists that want to enter the wind industry. Third are undergraduate engineering students and technical college students that want to learn about the various disciplines in wind energy engineering.  Finally, the intended audience is business people and project managers that work in the wind energy industry.  As an engineer, you will find sufficient detail about each of the topics.  I have kept the level of math to a level that would be comfortable to a practicing engineer.  In areas that require sophisticated math, I have attempted to provide insights into the relationships.Inthe first edition of the book, wind energy policy was not covered; thereforethere was a gaping hole in the book.  Also, the exposition on grid integration of wind power