About this Course
How tall is a contemporary wind turbine and the way can it presumably generate energy from the wind? This course provides an outline of key facets in wind power engineering. Whether or not you might be searching for basic perception on this inexperienced know-how or your ambition is to pursue a profession in wind power engineering, ‘Wind Power’ is a superb place to begin.
SKILLS YOU WILL GAIN
- Wind Power
- Supplies
- Wind Energy
- Wind Power Engineering
Syllabus – What you’ll be taught from this course
WEEK
1
1 hour to finish
About this course
This module provides you an outline of the course content material and studying aims. You will note the really useful stipulations for following the course and learn how to earn factors in the direction of your course certificates.
1 hour to finish
Introduction to wind power
On this module, you’ll be taught why there’s a want for wind power and the way wind power initiatives are deliberate. When you may have accomplished the module, it is possible for you to to clarify why there’s a want for wind power and what an EIA is. Additionally, you will know easy methods to get probably the most out of the course by way of interplay with different course individuals.
WEEK
2
4 hours to finish
Wind sources
It’s all in regards to the wind! On this module you’ll learn the way the wind varies with top and through the day and night time. You can find out how the wind energy density and the facility manufacturing might be modeled for an space based mostly on completely different terrain properties. When you may have accomplished the module, it is possible for you to to use fundamental engineering fashions for wind velocity and decide the annual power manufacturing for a wind turbine.
4 hours to finish
Check and measurements
‘Check and measurements’ is about other ways to measure the wind and easy methods to to interpret wind observations. When you may have accomplished this module, it is possible for you to to analyse measured wind information and decide the imply wind velocity and turbulence.
WEEK
3
4 hours to finish
Financial system
On this module you’ll find out about monetary facets throughout the whole lifetime of a wind turbine. When you may have accomplished the module, it is possible for you to to carry out easy calculations for assessing wind farm initiatives and for calculating the price of power from wind.
4 hours to finish
Wind turbine know-how
It’s now time to give attention to the wind turbine itself. On this module you’ll find out about completely different wind turbine designs together with the fashionable three-bladed turbine. When you may have accomplished the module, it is possible for you to to account for the configuration and power manufacturing of various wind turbine designs.
WEEK
4
5 hours to finish
Aerodynamics
This module on ‘Aerodynamics’ will define the basic precept of a wind turbine and you’ll be taught what makes it flip. When you may have accomplished the module, it is possible for you to to hold out calculations of thrust and energy for a wind turbine.
5 hours to finish
Supplies
Wind generators are composed of a wide range of supplies. With the intention to create stronger and lighter wind turbine parts, particularly the blades, new forms of supplies are being invented. When you may have accomplished this module, it is possible for you to to calculate the mass of a turbine blade based mostly on completely different materials’s properties.
