The aim of the module is to provide students with the skills required to carry out the analysis of technologies and conversion systems for the exploitation of marine renewable energy sources.
After the module, the student should have an up-to-date picture of the most relevant and presently available solutions and of the expected futujre developments. He/she will be able to to carry out the analysis and to assess the performance of abovementioned systems.
After the module, the student should have an up-to-date picture of the most relevant and presently available solutions and of the expected futujre developments. He/she will be able to to carry out the analysis and to assess the performance of abovementioned systems.
teacher profile teaching materials
Horizontal axis wind turbine aerodynamics: actuator disc, rotor disc theory, BEMT, blade geometry, finite number of blades effect, performance curves
Horizontal axis wind turbine design: regulations, base design, extreme loads, fatigue, rotor dynamics, design of nacelle and tower, conceptual design, gravity effect, gearbox and transmission, economic models, blade design, transmission design.
Controls: power controllers, vibration controls
Wind turbine installations and farm design, fixed-bottom wind turbine, floating wind-turbine
Programme
Fundamentals of meteorology: nature of wind, variability, turbulence, extreme eventsHorizontal axis wind turbine aerodynamics: actuator disc, rotor disc theory, BEMT, blade geometry, finite number of blades effect, performance curves
Horizontal axis wind turbine design: regulations, base design, extreme loads, fatigue, rotor dynamics, design of nacelle and tower, conceptual design, gravity effect, gearbox and transmission, economic models, blade design, transmission design.
Controls: power controllers, vibration controls
Wind turbine installations and farm design, fixed-bottom wind turbine, floating wind-turbine
Core Documentation
Jenkins, N., Burton, T. L., Bossanyi, E., Sharpe, D., & Graham, M. (2021). Wind energy handbook. John Wiley & Sons.Reference Bibliography
.Type of delivery of the course
frontal lessonsAttendance
suggested, not requiredType of evaluation
team work presentation oral exam (about 30 min)