Course Content

Process of wind formation

Wind Energy Pros & Cons

Introduction

Windmills Vs. Wind Turbines

Rotor Solidity

Types of Wind Turbines

Sizes and Applications of Wind Turbines

Power Extracted by Wind Turbine

Power Available in Wind

Tip Speed Ratio ( TSR )

Betz Model Determining Maximum Rotor Efficiency

Air density

Torque in Wind Turbines

Effect of Altitude on Wind Speed (Impact of Tower Height)

Important relations and Curves

Turbine blade

Components of Wind Turbine

Aerodynamics of Wind Turbine

Wind Turbine Generator

Gearbox

Yaw Drive System

Braking Mechanisms in Wind turbine

Pitch Mechanism

Wind Turbine Power Curve

Power Regulation in Wind turbines

Effect of Generator Size and Rotor Diameter on The Power Curve

Passive Stall Regulation

Avtive Stall Regulation

Active stall regulation vs. Pitch Regulation

Pitch regulation

Furling regulation

Maximum Power Point Tracking Control in Wind Turbines ( MPPT )

Types of Wind Farms

What are Wind Farms

Siting of Wind Farms

Wind Recourse Assessment

Energy & Capacity Factor Calculation

Wind Speed Duration Curves

Weibull distribution of wind

Practical Example on Determining The total Energy Production of Wind Turbine

Main Components of WECS

Types of Generators Induction Generator

WECS Configurations

Types of Generators Synchronous Generator

Single speed WECS

SCIG Wind Energy Systems with Full- Capacity Power Converters

Wound-Rotor Induction Generator with External Rotor Resistances

Two speeds WECS

Synchronous generator WECS with full capacity power converters

Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) WECS with Reduced-Capacity Power Converter

Summary of WECS Configurations

Wind Energy Supply Chain

Carrers in Wind Energy

Introduction to wind energy in Simulink

Step by step Wind turbine modelling in MATLABSimulink

KW wind turbine design in MATLABSimulink

Effect of turbine speed and blade length on turbine power in MATLABSimulink