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In Wind Turbine Technology Overview , you'll learn ...
- Major turbine components and common dimensions for utility-scale wind turbines
- The relationship of wind speed to power production
- The control schemes employed to produce grid-quality electricity from wind turbines
- Applications of wind turbines in distributed generation and bulk power delivery of energy
Overview
Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 1 PDH
Length: 14 pages
This course explains how wind turbines are designed and used, specifically for utility-sized applications. It discusses wind turbine technology for various applications and reviews turbine components along with their electrical implications. It also identifies the conditions for optimum turbine performance.
This course will be beneficial for individuals with basic knowledge of wind turbine design who are interested in learning design aspects of turbine applications to power systems. It is also an excellent overview for those professionals working in the field of renewable energy.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify wind turbine components and explain their relationships.
- Describe size differences between large and small wind turbines.
- Compare the relative merits of different control schemes for producing grid-quality electricity from wind turbines.
- Describe the bulk delivery of electrical power from wind turbines.
- Identify typical wind energy project components and layouts.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 10 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 1 PDH
Length: 14 pages
