Texas Tech University
Wind Energy Education
Wind
Energy
Education
2-Year Transfer Curriculum
2 Year Sample
TransferCourse
Curriculum
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WE 1300
Introduction to Wind Energy
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3 Credit Hours
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WE 1300
Required Textbook:
Title: Wind Energy Impacts: A Comparison of Various
Sources of Electricity, Volumes I and II
Authors: Richard Walker, P.E. and Andrew Swift, ScD.,
P.E.
Reference Books:
Title: WIND ENERGY: Renewable Energy and the Environment
Author: Vaughn Nelson
Publisher: CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, London-New
York (2009)
ISBN: 978-1-4200-7568-7 (Hardcover)
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Expected Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, the student will:
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Have a general understanding of wind energy principles and basics
Be familiar with wind energy and related expressions
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Be familiar with the wind energy industry and related topics
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Possess skills in analytic and quantitative problem solving with respect to
topics/questions of wind energy and wind farms
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Have knowledge about environmental benefits and impacts of wind farms
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Know different multidisciplinary aspects and sides of wind energy research and
industry
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Course Units:
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Unit I: Introduction, History, Concepts and Essentials of Wind Industry and other
renewables
Unit II: Energy, power and electricity basics
Unit III: Basic Meteorology and Climatology concepts
Unit IV: Wind turbine architecture, power electronics and aerodynamics
Unit V: Wind quantitative fundamentals
Unit VI: Micro scale wind meteorology and wind flow modeling
Unit VII: Wind farm project development and economics
Unit VIII: National Energy policy
Unit IX: Class projects and final exam
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Sample Topics:
• Wind farm design
– Site selection
– Turbine selection
– Turbine placement
– Interconnection planning
• Wake effect
– Internal Wake
– External Wake
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Sample Illustrative Slides:
Wind site selection and wake effects
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Sample Illustrative Slide:
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Sample Assessment Questions:
• Which loss type is the most significant among these:
a.
Electric loss
b.
Power curve
c.
Icing
d.
Wake effect
• What does PTC stand for?
a.
Possible Timing Calculation
b.
Production Tax Credit
c.
Performance Test Comparison
d.
None of these
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Sample Assessment Questions:
In Seattle, WA, a company would like to get some information regarding wind
resource conditions for a site that is 22 km away from the city limit. They plan
to take one turbine to the site to test. This turbine is a variable speed machine
with pitch control. The turbine capacity is 2 MW, the rotor diameter is 80
meters, and the tower height is 100 meters. The Cp is 44.7%.The local met
tower has a 3 cup anemometer at 10 meter height. The yearly average wind
speed at 10m is 3.8 m/s. Annual mean temperature is 58° F and the height of
Seattle is 520 Feet.
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Calculate what the power in wind is at this site at hub height.
What is the power that could be harnessed with the given turbine
configuration? (use altitude of Seattle)
How much of the power in wind could be captured by the given
turbine? (give it in %)
What is the gross capacity factor for this turbine for one year?
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