Free online courseWind Turbines
Duration of the online course: 3 hours and 49 minutes
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Join the Wind Turbines course to discover wind energy essentials, from siting challenges to turbine technology and economics. Perfect for electric power professionals.
Course Description
Dive into the world of wind energy with the Wind Turbines course by DTU Wind Energy. As a participant in this professional course, you'll explore a comprehensive range of subjects designed to bolster your understanding of wind turbines and their role in the electric power industry.
Begin with an insightful course overview that sets the stage for deeper learning. Understand the pressing need for wind energy as an integral component of sustainable power solutions. Tackle the complexities of locating wind farms, addressing siting challenges, and engaging various stakeholders.
Delve into wind profiles and assess wind resources to maximize efficiency. Gain a foundational understanding of atmospheric turbulence and its applications in wind energy. Discover innovative methods such as Windscanner technology for remote wind sensing that push the boundaries of current knowledge.
The economics of wind energy is a crucial aspect covered in the course, revealing the costs, revenue generation, and essential economic tools pivotal to wind farm projects. You'll also become fluent in the terminology and components unique to wind turbines, strengthening your technical lexicon.
Wind energy technology concepts offer insights into the flow and forces around turbine blades, while the exploration of power, thrust, and optimal rotor designs provides critical knowledge for enhancing turbine efficiency. Uncover the nuances of fatigue in metals and delve into the realm of composite materials vital for blade innovation.
Participants will learn about material requirements, structural design principles, and beam theory essential in turbine blade construction. Finally, the course explores the grid connection of wind power, along with the control and integration of variable wind power generation into existing power systems.
This course offers a comprehensive learning journey for aspiring professionals in the electrician subcategory, focusing on the dynamic field of wind energy.
Conteúdo do Curso
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Video class: Coursera online course in wind energy
0h01m
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Exercise: What is emphasized as a benefit of the wind energy course?
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Video class: 1. Course overview
0h03m
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Exercise: What is the focus of the Wind Resources module in the wind energy course?
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Video class: 2. The need for wind energy
0h09m
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Exercise: What is one key issue to consider when planning an offshore wind farm?
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Video class: 3. Siting challenges and stakeholder involvement
0h07m
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Exercise: What is the primary purpose of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)?
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Video class: 4. Wind Profiles
0h14m
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Video class: 5. Wind resource assessment
0h12m
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Video class: 6. Brief introduction with focus on wind energy
0h07m
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Exercise: What causes atmospheric turbulence?
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Video class: 7. Atmospheric turbulence - Important concepts used in wind energy
0h09m
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Exercise: What statistical concept is important for quantifying turbulence in wind energy?
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Video class: 8. Windscanner - remote sensing of wind
0h18m
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Exercise: What is the main principle behind measuring wind speed using remote sensing techniques?
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Video class: 9. Economics of wind energy - The cost of wind farms
0h08m
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Exercise: What is one key difference between the economic profile of wind farms and conventional generating stations?
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Video class: 10. Economics of wind energy - Energy production and revenue
0h09m
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Exercise: Which tariff mechanism provides a guaranteed fixed support in addition to market prices for wind energy?
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Video class: 11. Economics of wind energy - Tools for wind energy economics
0h09m
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Exercise: Which tool helps determine the profitability of a wind farm project?
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Video class: 12. Wind turbine terminology and Components
0h06m
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Exercise: What are the main components and degrees of freedom of a wind turbine?
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Video class: 13. Wind energy technology concepts
0h10m
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Exercise: What are the four principal categories of wind energy concepts?
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Video class: 14. Flow and forces around a wind turbine blade
0h11m
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Video class: 15. Power, thrust and optimum rotors
0h06m
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Exercise: What is the optimal induction factor for maximum power extraction in wind turbines according to 1D momentum theory?
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Video class: 16. Fatigue and mechanical properties of metals
0h09m
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Exercise: What determines whether a steel component will fail from fatigue?
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Video class: 17. Composite materials for wind turbine blades
0h09m
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Exercise: What is critical for the design of wind turbine blades using composite materials?
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Video class: 18. Material requirements for wind turbine blades
0h11m
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Video class: 19. Structural design of wind turbine blades
0h08m
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Exercise: What are the two main types of loads acting on wind turbine blades?
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