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MECH444 - Wind Power Systems

Description

History of wind power. Wind resource characteristics. Aerodynamic analysis: steady and unsteady rotor flow models, sectional aerodynamics. Aeroelastic response: structural models, degree of freedom reduction, time-domain simulation. Control: objectives, hierarchy, methods, classical and modern approaches. Electrical aspects: generator concepts and control, grid integration. Component design and structural analysis. Wind farms. Levelized cost of energy.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-0-1.5

Note(s)

  • Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 444, MECH 450A (if taken in the same topic), MECH 450B (if taken in the same topic), MECH 450C (if taken in the same topic), MECH 450D (if taken in the same topic), MECH 450E (if taken in the same topic), MECH 450F (if taken in the same topic).

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete all of:
      • MECH220 - Mechanics of Solids I (1.5)
      • MECH330 - Introduction to Mechanical Vibrations (1.5)
      • MECH345 - Mechanics of Fluids (1.5)
      • MECH380 - Automatic Control Engineering (1.5)
      • CSC349A - Numerical Analysis (1.5)
    • Complete 1 of:
      • ECE365 - Applied Electronics and Electrical Machines (1.5)
      • ELEC365 - Applied Electronics and Electrical Machines (1.5)

Course offered by

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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