About this course: The main goal of this course is to get the necessary knowledge on atmospheric and fluid dynamics in order to quantify the wind resource of a local or regional area. We’ll learn about basic meteorology, the specific dynamics of turbulent boundary layers and some standard techniques to estimate wind resources regardless of the type of turbine used or the level of efficiency achieved. Then, we will see what are the turbines characteristics to consider in order to estimate the electricity production from an isolated turbine or from a turbine farm. The differences and similarity between wind or marine resource assessment will also be discussed. Finally, you will have the opportunity to get hands-on experience with real in-situ data sets and apply what you have learned on wind resource assessment.
Who is this class for: This course is intended to students with a bachelor level or professionals who have some basic knowledge in fluid mechanics and wanted to gain an extra scientific knowledge on wind resource assessment. This is a scientific course of master level.
Taught by: Alexandre Stegner, Professeur Chargé de Cours
Département de Mécanique, Ecole Polytechnique
Taught by: Pr. Philippe Drobinski
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique/Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (Department of Mechanics)
Taught by: Riwal Plougoven, Professeur Chargé de Cours
Mécanique
Taught by: Martial Haeffelin, Senior Research Scientist
| Level | Intermediate |
| Commitment | 4 weeks with approximately 2-4h per week and a final project |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
| User Ratings |
- Reading: Descriptions and objectives of the course
- Video: Energy units
- Video: Primary, final and useful energy
- Video: Variability and capacity factors of power plants
- Practice Quiz: Energy: definitions, units, magnitudes
- Video: Atmospheric layers
- Practice Quiz: Atmospheric layers
- Video: Equations of motion:GEOSTROPHIC AND HYDROSTATIC BALANCE
- Video: General circulation of the atmosphere
- Practice Quiz: Atmospheric circulation
- Video: Wind veering & Local effects
- Practice Quiz: Surface winds
- Video: Turbulence/ Intensity, Reynolds decomposition
- Practice Quiz: Reynolds decomposition and statistical mean
- Video: RANS, closure relation
- Practice Quiz: Reynolds averaged equations
- Video: Eddy viscosity
- Video: Prandtl closure, logarithmic law
- Video: Convective boundary layer, diurnal cycle
- Video: Generic wind profiles: logarithmic, power law and others
- Video: In-situ measurements
- Video: Remote sensing measurements
- Video: Windcube: a compact wind lidar
- Video: Standard Betz law
- Video: Betz law for confined turbines
- Practice Quiz: Betz law and others
- Video: Power curves / ideal case
- Video: Power curves / impact of density
- Video: Power curves / impact of vertical shear
- Video: Power curves / impact of turbulence
- Practice Quiz: Power curves, real turbine efficiency
- Video: Isolated turbine wake
- Video: Multiple turbine interaction
- Practice Quiz: Turbine wake
- Video: Organising data
- Video: Weibull Rayleigh distribution
- Video: Energy Production Assessment
- Reading: Introduction to the module Data Analysis Project
- Video: Variability of the vertical wind shear
- Video: Probability distribution of the wind velocity
- Video: An example of wind turbine power production assessment
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Un cours très agréable à suivre même si un léger background en mécanique des fluide est nécessaire pour pouvoir l'entamer sereinement. A la fin des quatre semaines des cours, mes connaissances en la matière se sont considérablement renforcées.
Very great course especially for the engineers who work in the renewable energy field. However, it very brief. If you could add real examples in and good flow of information, that would be very interesting to students.
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It's great course taught very well. I only wish we'd be allowed to take the quizzes for free as well, to be able to pass the course now and purchase it for the certificate later. Being a student it's financially hard times on anyone.