ME-564 DESIGN OF WIND TURBINES
Credit Hours = 3
COURSE CONTENT
- Rotor Aerodynamic Theory, Aerodynamic Lift, Generalized Actuator Disc Theory, Basic Operation of a Rotor, Blade Element Momentum Theory, Momentum Equations, Blade Element Equations, Power Coefficient, Thrust Coefficient, Out-of-Plane Bending Moment Coefficient, Generalized BEM, Limitations of Actuator Disc and BEM Theory.
- Rotor Aerodynamic Design, Optimum Rotors and Solidity, Rotor Solidity and Ideal Variable Speed, Aero-foil Design.
- Rotor Structural Interactions, Blade Designing, Basics of Blade Structure.
- Simplified Cap Spar Analyses, Design for Minimum Mass with prescribed Deflection, Design for Fatigue Strength, Industrial Blade Technology.
- Up-scaling of Wind Turbine Systems, Introduction: Size and Size Limits, ‘Square-Cube’Law, Scaling Fundamentals.
- Drive Train Design, Definitions Objectives of Drive Train Innovation Drive Train Technology Maps, Direct Drive, Hybrid Systems.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
(01) Wind Power Plants: Fundamentals, Design, Construction and Operation by Robert Gasch and Jochen Twele
(02) Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines by Martin Hansen
(03) Wind Energy Engineering by Paramod Jain
