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Wind Energy Engineering
Welcome to the course of Wind Energy.
Created byMarcos GóMEZ
Last updated 6/2023
English
What you'll learn
- Recognize the two phases of the planning process for a wind farm project
- Wind resources
- Economics of wind farm projects
- Aerodynamics
- Structural mechanics
- Recall the load carrying capacity of a wind turbine blade
- Simplify the basic principles in structural design
- Appraise how the wind flow is braked as it passes a wind turbine
- Write the data and steps necessary to arrive at the ‘levelized cost of energy’ (LCoE)
- Recall five of the major components of the cost of a wind farm
- Recall four of the commonly used electricity tariff types for wind energy
- Learn industry knowledge to design, develop, and build wind energy projects
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Course content
23 sections • 23 lectures • 3h 47m total length
Requirements
- Basic engineering knowledge, mechanic, electric, civil.
Description
This course gives an overview of key aspects in wind energy engineering. Whether you are looking for general insight in this green technology or your ambition is to pursue a career in wind energy engineering, 'Wind Energy' is an excellent starting point.
Experts located in the wind pioneering country of Denmark will take you on a tour through the most fundamental disciplines of wind energy research such as wind measurements, resource assessment, forecasting, aerodynamics, wind turbine technology, structural mechanics, materials, financial and electrical systems. You will gain a rational understanding of wind energy engineering and, through hands-on exercises, you will learn to perform wind energy calculations based on simple models.
Working with the different course disciplines will give you a taste of what wind energy engineering is all about. This allows you to identify the most interesting or relevant aspects of wind energy engineering to be pursued in your future studies or in your professional career.
You will gain a rational understanding of wind energy engineering and, through hands-on exercises, you will learn to perform wind energy calculations based on simple models. Working with the different course disciplines will give you a taste of what wind energy engineering is all about. This allows you to identify the most interesting or relevant aspects of wind energy engineering to be pursued in your future studies or in your professional career.
Who this course is for:
- Entrepreneurs, energy developers, professionals.