Wind Power Systems

1.5 credits · Undergraduate

History of wind power. Wind resource characteristics. Aerodynamic analysis; steady and unsteady rotor flow models, sectional aerodynamics. Aeroelastic response; structural models, degree of freedom reduction, time-domain simulation. Control; objectives, hierarchy, methods, classical and modern approaches. Electrical aspects; generator concepts and control, grid integration. Component design and structural analysis. Wind farms. Levelized cost of energy.