MAE 589 622 Wing Energy

3 Credit Hours

 This course will focus on the fundamentals of modern wind turbines with emphasis on mechanical and aerospace engineering aspects as well as design and economic considerations. In addition, the graduate student version of the course will include advanced computational techniques for wind turbine design. The primary book portions to be covered are Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 11. Which include relating wind resources to wind power, aerodynamic of the wind turbine blades, loads and applied to the rotor structure, methods to estimate fatigue and fracture, the design and testing of conventional and advanced-concept turbines, control of turbine dynamics for power and safety, and cost metric to the evaluate the economic drivers of wind energy systems. 

Prerequisite

Strongly Recommend: Either Fluids or Aerodynamics course and Structures.

Course Objectives

Students will develop system level evaluation on the preformance of a wind turbine system. They will be able to analyze and simulate the aerodynamics of a wind turbine. Additionally they will understand the components that drive the economics of a wind turbine system.

Course Requirements

Homework: 6-7 Assignments
Exams: 2 Midterms and Final
1 Project

Textbook

Wind Energy Explained, Manwell et al., Wiley, 2009 (2nd Edition)

Software Requirements

Wind Turbine Simulation Software, FAST. Will be provided by Instructor.

Created: 4/16/2024