Details - ECTS Onderwijscatalogus

Werkvormen

Toetsen

Leeruitkomsten

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

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