10 Terms
Contributors in Wind energy
Wind energy
Institutional capacity building
Energy; Wind energy
Refers to the process of creating more effective institutions through the increase of shared knowledge resources, relational resources and the capacity for mobilisation. It is usually related to the ...
Institutional framework
Energy; Wind energy
Is a concept used to refer to the policy and regulatory elements affecting energy developments. In the wind energy context, this would include issues such as political commitment, financial ...
Interconnected system
Energy; Wind energy
Two or more individual electric systems that normally operate synchronously and are physically connected via tie-lines (see also: synchronous area).
Interconnection
Energy; Wind energy
Is a transmission link (such as a tieline or transformer), which connects two control areas.
Intermedial load
Energy; Wind energy
Refers to those electricity-generation technologies contributing to satisfy the demand in a range between the base load and peak load of the electricity system. A generating unit that normally ...
Investment costs
Energy; Wind energy
Are the costs of the turbine itself, including transport from the factory to the place where the turbine is erected.
K-factor
Energy; Wind energy
Is a weighting of the harmonic load currents according to their effects on transformer heating. A K-factor of 1.0 indicates a linear load (no harmonics). The higher the K-factor, the greater the ...
