Course Overview
In this course, you will be introduced to wind turbine technology. You will get a general introduction to different wind turbine components and wind turbine concepts. Furthermore, your will learn to describe, calculate, and evaluate the components and concepts based on basic knowledge in different engineering disciplines.
Course Highlights
During the course, you will work with the following:
- General introduction of wind turbine systems
- Specific wind turbine terminology
- Aerodynamics
- Aeroelasticity
- Structural design and structural mechanics
- Electrical systems
- Wind turbine control
- Wind turbine loads
- Levelized cost of energy
Video Overview
MAIN GOAL
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Learning Outcomes
After completion of this course, you will gain the ability to:
- + Describe basic wind turbine concepts and components using specific terminology.
- + Determine and calculate aerodynamic loads on a wind turbine rotor.
- + Calculate power and thrust as function of wind speed.
- + Describe different aeroelastic stabilities, wind conditions and wind turbine design load cases and methods to calculate aeroelastic loads.
- + Distinguish and describe wind turbine fatigue and ultimate loads. Distinguish different load sources, explain the wind turbine responses and describe the load path on wind turbines.
- + Explain conversion of wind flow power to electrical power as well as different control strategies (passive stall, active stall and pitch control strategies).
- + Explain different control options and calculate related parameters.
- + Explain and illustrate the principle of different generator types and main electrical system types of wind turbines.
- + Explain, calculate and formulate material selection criteria and basic structural design principles related to wind turbines.
- + Describe, explain and calculate structural design features related to different parts of a wind turbine blade.
- + Explain and apply the basics of classical laminate theory.
- + Explain the concept of LCoE models, identify the main cost driver for onshore/offshore wind turbines sites, calculate the LCoE for a simple onshore/offshore wind turbine site, compare the cost of onshore/offshore wind turbines sites, identify the relative potential for future LCoE reductions.
Meet Your Instructors
Associate Professor
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Admissions
Entry Requirements
- + B.Sc. or B.Eng. degree or higher and at least, two years of relevant working experience.
- + We strongly recommend that you have mathematics and programming skills equivalent to B.Sc. or B.Eng. level or higher.
- + If you have few or no programming experiences, we recommend following our Scientific Programming for Wind Energy course as early as possible.
- + You will need a PC with a stable internet connection to follow this online course.
Teaching and Assessment Methods
- + Video lectures
- + Exercises
- + Quizzes
- + Reading material
- + Live Q&A sessions
- + Online exam
Application Deadline: TBC.
Practical Notes
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Fees & Funding
Tuition Fees
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Course Info
Contact Philipp Ulrich Haselbach for any additional information relating to this course.
