Details - ECTS Onderwijscatalogus

Werkvormen

Toetsen

Leeruitkomsten

After completion of the module the student is able to:

Perform a resource assessment on basis of wind speed measurements (Application)
Analyse and Interpret wind turbine performance measurements (Evaluation)
Develop a mathematical/physical model to optimize a wind turbine design in terms of energy production, loads and costs (Application)
Determine and examine acoustic noise levels on a wind turbine (Analysis)
Assess in a qualitative. and where, possible quantitative way measurement and calculation errors with uncertainties (Evaluation)
To understand the-state-of-the-art of marine energy and investigate the future potential of marine energy (Analysis)
Report and present in group form, the results of experiments and analyses in a scientifically correct way

Content of the module:

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