Course Overview

During this course, you will learn about the basic models used inside a full commercial aeroelastic code for load estimations on a wind turbine. This includes a connection between unsteady rotor aerodynamics and a dynamic structural model of the wind turbine.

Course Highlights

During the course, you will furthermore be working with:

- Building a tool for calculating unsteady loads
- Proving survival of turbine constructions given a specific design
- Dynamic wake/inflow models
- Unsteady 2-D aerodynamics
- Rotor structures
- Wind turbine controllers
- Stability analysis

Video Overview

MAIN GOAL

You will run, alter and describe simple aeroelastic models of a wind turbine in a numerical framework (Matlab or Python) to couple a structural model with an unsteady aerodynamic rotor model. Furthermore, you will learn to implement and operate a basic controller and simulate the response of a wind turbine.

Learning Outcomes

After completion of this course, you will gain the ability to:

• + Run, alter and describe an unsteady Blade Element Momentum method to model the aerodynamic forces on a rotor.
• + Describe and implement a dynamic wake/inflow model in the unsteady aerodynamic model.
• + Describe and implement unsteady 2-D aerodynamics in the unsteady aerodynamic model.
• + Describe and derive how the atmospheric turbulent inflow excites the rotor structure and leads to the turbine load.
• + Couple the unsteady aerodynamic model with a simple structural model.
• + Explain the operational regions of wind turbines and the control objective of each region.
• + Analyse and implement a basic wind turbine controller.
• + Simulate and describe the static and dynamic response and loads on a turbine.
• + Describe the stability analysis of a wind turbine and discuss its issues.

Meet Your Instructors

Alan Wai Hou Lio

Associate Professor

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 Alan Wai Hou Lio for any additional information relating to this course.

Alan Wai Hou Lio

Course Co-ordinator

wali@dtu.dk