ENE907 Wind Farm Design and Micro-Siting
- ECTS Credits:
- 2.5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Engineering and Science
- Course Leader:
- Sathyajith Mathew
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Offshore Wind Energy
Teaching language
EnglishCourse contents
Overview of wind farm siting - selection and preliminary evaluation of the sites-meteorological, economical, legal and environmental considerations.
Wake analysis of offshore wind farms - different analytical models, CFD based wake models-comparative analysis of wake models in offshore wind farms.
Capacity density of offshore wind farms - spacing between the turbines -optimization based on levelized cost of energy -various factors affecting the capacity density.
Turbine class and power density - Matching turbines for wind-wave conditions- choosing the turbine -low and high specific power turbines.
Micro siting of turbines- Hands-on sessions on turbine micro siting - innovative micro-siting methods.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- be familiar with the criterion for choosing suitable site for a prospective offshore wind farm.
- familiarize with the models to estimate the power losses in wind farms due to the wake effect.
- be acquainted with the methods for estimating the capacity density of the wind farm resulting in minimum levelized cost of generation.
- identify the features of the turbine suitable for a given site condition.
- locate the optimal position of the turbines in a given offshore wind farm layout.
Teaching methods
Online lectures and exercises. Estimated workload for the average student is approximately 70 hours.
Evaluation
A digital evaluation will be organized in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.
Offered as Single Standing Module
Yes, if there are places available.
Admission Requirement if given as Single Standing Module
Admission requirements for the course are the same as for the Study programme on Offshore Wind
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment of the group project assignment leading to Pass/Fail. Further information on the assessment criterion will be given in Canvas at the beginning of the semester