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Wind and Solar
Power Systems
Design, Analysis, and Operation
Second Edition
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Wind and Solar
Power Systems
Design, Analysis, and Operation
Second Edition
Mukund R. Patel
. Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, New York, .
Boca Raton London New York Singapore
A CRC title, part of the Taylor & Francis imprint, a member of the
Taylor & Francis Group, the academic division of T&F Informa plc.
Cover photo: Original land use continues in a wind farm in Germany. (With permission from Vestas Wind
Systems, Denmark.)
The wind and photovoltaic power technologies are rapidly evolving. Although reasonable care has been taken
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