Energy Meteorology

Heinemann, Detlef

2000

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This text includes the material presented in a one-semester course for students in the ?eld of solar and wind energy fundamentals and applications. It is not meant as a general introduction to atmospheric physics although it cov- ers basic concepts of at least two fundamental ?elds of physics which are essential for atmospheric processes: radiation and hydrodynamics. Moreover, the text introduces the basic meteorological knowledge necessary for the understanding of the natural constraints for using solar and wind energy re- sources. The material should provide the reader with the elementary physical fun- damentals of atmospheric processes which make solar and wind energy resources available at the earth surface. Based on this, methods are presented for assessing the corresponding solar and wind energy resources on different spatial and temporal scales. State-of-the-art mod- elling techniques for the derivation of the various quantities used for design, sim- ulation and analysis of solar and wind energy conversion systems are introduced. Chapters dealing with instrumentation and techniques for measurements of solar radiation and wind speed conclude this introduction to basic energy meteorology. [Preface]

Energía eólica; Energía solar; Recursos eólicos; Recursos solares;