EL 234 - Wind Power Systems

Credit Hours: 3

This course will provide an overview of fundamental concepts necessary to work with wind power systems, including aerodynamics of wind turbines, wind characteristics and resources, determination of turbine’s power output, design of various sizes wind turbines, power transmission, transformers, generators (ac induction/asynchronous, ac synchronous, ac double fed induction generators, dc generators), wind turbine materials and components, wind turbine siting, interconnection with the utility, off-grid systems, hybrid systems, wind energy economics, environmental aspects and impacts.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

apply theoretical electrical, mechanical, and physics concepts to wind power systems;
demonstrate mastery of electrical wind power terminology, symbols, and units;
identify basic components and determine their function in various wind power systems.; and
apply basic principles of wind power systems to siting analysis, design, and installation.

Prerequisites: EL 158, MT 125
Corequisites: EL 202
F/S (N)