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WIND ENERGY

A Training Report

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the awarded of degree of

Wind Energy

Submitted to

LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

PHAGWARA, Annexure-1

PUNJAB

From 04/23/2021 to 05/28/2021

SUBMITTED BY

Name of the student: CHUNDRU SOWMYA

Registration number: 11903943

Signature of the student: sowmya.ch


Annexure-2: Student Declaration

Name of the student: CHUNDRU SOWMYA

Signature of the student: sowmya.ch

Dated : 09/26/2021
INTRODUCTION OF THE WIND ENERGY

OUTCOMES OF THIS COURSE

This course gives an overview of key aspects in wind energy engineering. Whether you are

looking for general insight in this green technology or your ambition is to pursue a career in

wind energy engineering, 'Wind Energy' is an excellent starting point. Experts located in the

wind pioneering country of Denmark will take you on a tour through the most fundamental

disciplines of wind energy research such as wind measurements and resource assessment,

aerodynamics, wind turbine technology, structural mechanics, materials, financial and

electrical systems. You will gain a rational understanding of wind energy engineering and,

through hands-on exercises, you will learn to perform wind energy calculations based on

simple models. Working with the different course disciplines will give you a taste of what wind

energy engineering is all about. This allows you to identify the most interesting or relevant

aspects of wind energy engineering to be pursued in your future studies or in your

professional career.
CHAPTERS IN THIS COURSE:
1. Introduction to wind energy
In this module, you will learn why there is a need for wind energy and how wind
energy projects are planned. When you have completed the module, you will be able
to explain why there is a need for wind energy and what an EIA is. You will also
know how to get the most out of the course through interaction with other course
participants.

2. Wind resources
It is all about the wind! In this module you will learn how the wind varies with height
and during the day and night. You will find out how the wind power density and the
power production can be model for an area based on different terrain properties.
When you have completed the module, you will be able to apply basic engineering
models for wind speed and determine the annual energy production for a wind
turbine

3. Test and measurements


‘Test and measurements’ is about different ways to measure the wind and how to to
interpret wind observations. When you have completed this module, you will be able
to analyse measured wind data and determine the mean wind speed and turbulence

4. Economy
In this module you will learn about financial aspects during the entire lifetime of a
wind turbine. When you have completed the module, you will be able to perform
simple calculations for assessing wind farm projects and for calculating the cost of
energy from wind

5. Wind turbine technology


It is now time to focus on the wind turbine itself. In this module you will learn about
different wind turbine designs including the modern three-bladed turbine. When you
have completed the module, you will be able to account for the configuration and
energy production of different wind turbine designs

6. Aerodynamics
This module on ‘Aerodynamics’ will outline the fundamental principle of a wind turbine and you
will learn what makes it turn. When you have completed the module, you will be able to carry out
calculations of thrust and power for a wind turbine
7. Materials
Wind turbines are composed of a variety of materials. In order to create stronger and
lighter wind turbine components, especially the blades, new types of materials are
being invented. When you have completed this module, you will be able to calculate
the mass of a turbine blade based on different material’s properties

8. Structural mechanics
In this module you will discover which forces act on a wind turbine blade. A blade
can be considered as a beam and therefore beam theory is applied. When you have
completed the module, you will be able to define boundary conditions and loads on
beams and calculate reactions and internal forces.

9. Electrical systems
One of the biggest challenges in wind energy engineering is to integrate the very
variable power production from wind turbines into the electrical system. In this
module, you will learn to account for the role of wind energy in the energy supply.
When you have completed the module, you will be able to apply a strategy for
controlling the rotor speed of a variable speed wind turbine
LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Discuss the pattern of use and the real penetration that wind energy has made so far
into the overall global energy scheme.

• Compare the different types of windmills such as vertical and horizontal axis types.

• Analyse the theoretical Betz limit which indicates the maximum power that can be
extracted from the wind.

• Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of windmills.

• Describe the performance characteristics associated with windmills and the limits of
the windmill in terms of capturing energy from the wind.

• Calculate the power that can be captured by the windmill and the energy available in
the wind.

• Explain the safety limits within which a windmill can operate and some of the safety
issues to be aware of.

• Analyse Bernoulli's equation, an equation representing the conservation of energy


and the parameters associated with it.

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