Wind Resource Assessment
Syllabus, Master's level, 1GV151
- Code
- 1GV151
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Physics A1F, Wind Power Project Management A1F
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 30 August 2018
- Responsible department
- Department of Earth Sciences
Entry requirements
A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. The main field of study must be within engineering, science or social science. Also required is Wind Power Development and Management, 15 credits.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- describe how wind turbines work aerodynamically
- describe wind resources from meteorological theory
- describe effects of wake interaction between wind turbines
- evaluate different calculation methods used for wind resource assessment
- describe different measurement methods used for wind resource assessment
- plan for and efficiently perform, using the established guidelines, a group project assignment in which the different parts of the course are integrated
Content
The course gives an overview of wind resource estimation. Meteorological and aerodynamic theories are essential parts of the course content. Different calculation and measurement methods will be addressed and critically evaluated to give the student the knowledge and the tools to choose methods according to the requirements of a specific situation. The course also includes a group project assignment. In this project the student will initially estimate the wind resource at a given site by making critical choices regarding both measurement and calculation methods. The results of these choices will, in combination with financial data, be then used to propose an optimized layout for a wind farm at the site. The course will provide experience in wind energy calculation software like WindPRO as well as training in group dynamics and effective project leadership.
Instruction
Lectures, seminars, laboratory classes and group work.
Assessment
Written assignments, active participation at seminars as well as oral presentations (2 credits).
Written exam (3 credits).
Project work (3 credits).
Oral exam (2 credits).
If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.
Other directives
The course cannot be included in the same degree as 1GV138.