Course: Wind and Marine Energy credits: 5

Course code
ZWVH17WHE
Name
Wind and Marine Energy
Study year
2022-2023
ECTS credits
5
Language
English
Coordinator
W.F.J. Swart Ranshuysen
Modes of delivery
  • Practical / Training
  • Tutorial
Assessments
  • Assignment WHE - Other assessment
  • Lab WHE - Other assessment
  • Theory - Written, organised by STAD examinations

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this module, the student is able to:
  • Perform a resource assessment on basis of wind speed measurements
  • Interpret and analyze wind turbine performance measurements
  • Make motivated wind turbine design choices
  • Develop a mathematical/physical model to optimize a wind turbine design in terms of energy production, loads and costs
  • Determine acoustic noise levels on a wind turbine
  • Keep an orderly lab notebook according to the lab notebook guidelines
  • Make a quantitative assessment of measurement and calculation errors and uncertainties
  • Understand the-state-of-the-art and the potential of marine energy
  • Report (in written form) the results of the experiments and analyses in a scientifically correct and clear form

Content

In terms of scientific and technical contents this module will treat the following aspects of wind
 energy:
 
  • Introduction into wind energy
    • The wind energy sector in a bird view: history, markets, scenario’s  and roadmaps,
    • Technological challenges and concepts
    • Off-shore wind energy versus on-shore wind energy
  • Wind climate and resource assessment (measurements and modelling)
    Rotor design (aerodynamics, aero-elasticity, acoustics, costs)
    Introduction into Marine energy
 

Included in programme(s)

School(s)

  • Institute of Engineering
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