Filippo Spertino received the M.Sc. degree in 1995 and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering in 2000 from Politecnico di Torino (PdT) University, Turin, Italy. He is currently a Full Professor in electric power systems and renewable energy systems with the College of Electrical Engineering and Energy Engineering of Energy Department, PdT. His research activities include design, simulation, experimental testing on photovoltaic/wind power systems, and instrument calibration. He is the author/coauthor of more than 150 publications: 55 on Journals, 2 book chapters, and the remainder on proceedings of conferences and their impact on Scopus is demonstrated by h-index 29 and about 2900 citations.
Lecture: Technological focus on Wind Power
This speech entitled “Technological focus on Wind Power” explains how strict is the linkage between the aerodynamic aspects (lift/drag on the blades, pitch regulation, etc.), the mechanical aspects (torque/thrust contributions on the blades, gearboxes, brakes, etc.), the electrical/electronic aspects (synchronous/asynchronous generators, power electronics for variable speed drives, and grid connection) regarding the wind farms in the electric power systems. Moreover, the main economic aspects in the wind turbine generation are discussed.