"...Second English edition ..., based on the third edition in German"--Foreword. Rev. ed. of the English 1st ed.: Windturbines. Includes index.

Windmills and windwheels -- Electrical power from the wind - the first attempts -- Basic concepts of wind energy converters -- Physical principles of wind energy conversion -- Rotor aerodynamics -- Loads and structural stresses -- Rotor blades -- Mechanical drive train and nacelle -- Electrical system -- Control systems and operation sequence control -- Vibration problems -- Tower -- Wind resource -- Power output and energy yield -- Environmental impact -- Commercial applications of wind turbines -- Offshore wind energy utilisation -- Wind turbine installation and operation -- Wind turbine costs -- Wind turbine economics.