Wind energy technical papers

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Papers About Solar Panels

Solar Modules on Flat Roofs - Why Worry About Wind?
Carpenter, David; "Solar Modules on Flat Roofs: Why Worry About Wind?";
May, 2010 (white paper).

Papers Presented at AWEA WindPower 2008

Integrating Wind Energy into the Design of Tall Buildings -
A Case Study of the Houston Discovery Tower

Cochran, B.C. and R.R.Damiani, WINDPOWER 2008

 

Design Loads for Wind Power Applications

J. A. Peterka, K. D. Orwig, R. R. Damiani, B. C. Cochran,
WINDPOWER 2008 Houston

 

Complex Terrain: A Valid Wind Option

R. R. Damiani, B. C. Cochran, K. D. Orwig, J. A. Peterka,
Poster Presentation at WINDPOWER 2008 Houston

Additional Wind Energy Papers

A Three-Tiered Approach for Designing and Evaluating Performance Characteristics of Novel WECS
B. C. Cochran, D. Banks, and S.J. Taylor, 23rd ASME Wind Engineering Symposium, January, 2004, Reno, Nevada, Paper # AIAA-2004-1362

 

Development of a Powerful Hybrid Tool for Evaluating Wind Power in Complex Terrain: Atmospheric Numerical Models and Wind Tunnels
Derickson, R. G., and J.A. Peterka, 23rd ASME Wind Engineering Symposium, January, 2004, Reno, Nevada, Paper # AIAA-2004-1005

 

Resolving Difficult Issues of Wind Power Micrositing in Complex Terrain
Derickson, R. G., M. McDiarmid, B.C. Cochran, and J.A. Peterka, AWEA Global Windpower Conference, March 2004, Chicago, Illinois, Session 11B

 

The Influence of Atmospheric Turbulence on the Kinetic Energy Available During Small Wind Turbine Power Performance Testing
Cochran, B.C., IEA Expert Meeting on: Power Performance of Small Wind Turbines Not Connected to The Grid, CEDER-CIEMAT, Soria, Spain, 2002