Windpowervariabilityandthegrid-IowaStateUniversity.docVIP

Chapter 3 Wind power variability and the grid Primary Author: James D. McCalley, Iowa State University Email Address: jdm@ Co-author: None Last Update: September 16, 2011 Prerequisite Competencies: 1. Differential and integral calculus. 2. Understanding of power and energy as described in physics. Module Objectives: This module will enable students to: 1. kjh; 2. kjh. 3.0 Introduction The power grid has been operated since the early part of the 20th century on the basis that at each and every second, the power demanded and the power supplied must be almost balanced. The word “almost”