pre327 - Wind Farm Technology, Economics & Environmental Issues (Complete module description)
Module label | Wind Farm Technology, Economics & Environmental Issues |
Modulkürzel | pre327 |
Credit points | 7.5 KP |
Workload | 225 h |
Institute directory | Institute of Physics |
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Skills to be acquired in this module | At the completion of this module, the student will: - possess advanced knowledge on wind farm design - possess advanced knowledge on economics and environmental issues - be skilled in wind farm design and environmental impacts using simulation programs (GH WindFarmer), practical experience - have an understanding of economical parameters to successful project realisation |
Module contents | 1. Wind Farm Technology Issues - Wind exploitation in wind farms - Energy predictions and optimization - Balance of plant - Wind farms electrical design - Wind Farm design, wake effect (simple and advanced wake models, numerical methods - CFD approach) 2. Economics of WT and Externalities - Calculation methods - Current plant costs - Wind energy prices - The value of wind energy - External costs - Future price trends 3. Environmental Issues - Environmental benefits - Environmental effects - Amenity (land use, visual impact) - Technical analysis of noise and electromagnetic interference - Ecology (birds) - Consumption of energy and materials 4. Market development and status of industry - Characteristics of the EU industry - Present status of wind power - Market description - Market predictions - Wind energy targets - Wind energy market incentives in Europe 5. Offshore - Turbine modelling - Support structures – foundation - Wind farms aspects - Grid connections 6. Wind energy in urban areas 7. Wind forecast - Introduction to Coupled Ocean / Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System (COAMPS) |
Literaturempfehlungen | European Wind Energy Association: Wind Energy - The Facts. 2004. J.F. Manwell, J.G.McGowan, A.L.Rogers, J.Willey and Sons: Wind Energy Explained – Theory, Design and Application. 2002. R. Gasch, J. Twele, James and James: Wind Power Plants - Fundamentals, Design, Construction and Operation. 2002. M. J. Pasqualetti, P. Gipe, R.W. Righter (eds): Wind Power in View. Academic Press, 2002. R.Y. Redlingen, P.D. Andersen, P.E. Morthorst: Wind Energy in the 21st Century. UNEP, 2002. T. Burton, D. Sharpe, N. Jenkins, E. Bossanyi: Wind Energy Handbook. John Wiley and Sons, 2001. P. Gipe: Wind Energy Comes of Age’. John Wiley and Sons, 1995. S. Heier: Grid Integration of Wind Energy Conversion Systems. John Wiley and Sons, 1998. L.L. Freris (ed): Wind Energy Conversion Systems. Prentice Hall, 1990. T. Ackermann: Wind Power in Power Systems. Wiley, 2005. EWEA: Large scale integration of wind energy in the European power supply: Analysis, issues and recommendations. December 2005. |
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Language of instruction | English |
Duration (semesters) | 1 Semester |
Module frequency | jährlich |
Module capacity | unlimited |
Examination | Prüfungszeiten | Type of examination |
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Final exam of module | Exam week (end of May) |
Written exam (3 hours) |
Lehrveranstaltungsform | Seminar |
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