WIND ENERGY

风力发电是未来能源情景的重要组成部分之一。风能为报告这项快速发展的技术的进展提供了一个主要论坛，目的是实现利用陆基和海上风能的清洁能源的全球潜力。该杂志的目标是接触到所有对这一领域感兴趣的人，从学术研究、工业发展到应用，包括单个风力涡轮机和组件、风力发电场和风力发电厂的整合。在科学和工程学科的各个领域中，与风力发电捕获、转换、集成和利用技术的进步有关的贡献是该期刊的基本特征。主要议题风转子和叶片-空气动力学，空气弹性，空气伺服弹性，空气声学，尾流，转子和叶片设计。结构和机械部件建模和设计。风力发电电气工程-风力发电厂的电气元件、电力电子和控制、发电机、电网连接、集成和控制。动力学和控制-控制算法、传感器、执行器和负载缓解策略。资源评估技术的发展——预测、建模、大气物理、风电场规划、选址（包括离岸开发）、经济和环境问题。概念创新、建模、系统-设计、安装、操作、性能、优化和控制；小型、混合和自主系统以及除电网连接以外的应用，如脱盐、抽水和加热。操作和维护——可靠性、可维护性、状态监测、预测性维护和经济性。

Wind power is one of the major energy resources that are important components of future energy scenarios.Wind Energy offers a major forum for the reporting of advances in this rapidly developing technology with the goal of realising the world-wide potential to harness clean energy from land-based and offshore wind. The journal aims to reach all those with an interest in this field from academic research, industrial development through to applications, including individual wind turbines and components, wind farms and integration of wind power plants. Contributions across the spectrum of scientific and engineering disciplines concerned with the advancement of wind power capture, conversion, integration and utilisation technologies are essential features of the journal.Principal TopicsWind rotors and blades - aerodynamics, aero-elastics, aero-servo-elasticity, aero-acoustics, wakes, rotor and blade design.Structural and mechanical components modeling and design.Electrical engineering of wind power - electrical components, power electronics and controls, generators, grid connection, integration and control of wind power plants.Dynamics and control - control algorithms, sensors, actuators, and load mitigation strategies.Development of resource assessment techniques- prediction, modelling, atmospheric physics, wind farm planning, siting (including off-shore developments), economics and environmental issues.Concept innovations, modelling, systems - design, installation, operation, performance, optimisation and control; small, hybrid and autonomous systems and applications other than grid connection such as desalination, water pumping and heating.Operations and maintenance – reliability, maintainability, condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, and economics.