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Wind resources for renewable energies

Instructors: Alexandre Stegner

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

89%

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There are 6 modules in 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.

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3 videos1 reading2 assignments

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4 videos4 assignments

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9 videos4 assignments

9 videosTotal 94 minutes

Turbulence/ Intensity, Reynolds decomposition11 minutes
RANS, closure relation7 minutes
Eddy viscosity11 minutes
Prandtl closure, logarithmic law12 minutes
Convective boundary layer, diurnal cycle10 minutes
Generic wind profiles: logarithmic, power law and others10 minutes
In-situ measurements6 minutes
Remote sensing measurements15 minutes
Windcube: a compact wind lidar11 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes

Reynolds decomposition and statistical mean30 minutes
Reynolds averaged equations30 minutes
Boundary layer dynamics30 minutes
Wind measurements30 minutes

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8 videos3 assignments

8 videosTotal 66 minutes

Standard Betz law11 minutes
Betz law for confined turbines13 minutes
Power curves / ideal case5 minutes
Power curves / impact of density6 minutes
Power curves / impact of vertical shear6 minutes
Power curves / impact of turbulence4 minutes
Isolated turbine wake11 minutes
Multiple turbine interaction9 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Betz law and others30 minutes
Power curves, real turbine efficiency30 minutes
Turbine wake30 minutes

What's included

3 videos1 assignment

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3 videos1 reading3 assignments

3 videosTotal 18 minutes

Variability of the vertical wind shear6 minutes
Probability distribution of the wind velocity5 minutes
An example of wind turbine power production assessment6 minutes

1 readingTotal 2 minutes

Introduction to the module Data Analysis Project2 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 360 minutes

The wind shear exponent variability120 minutes
Weibull distributions120 minutes
power production assessment120 minutes

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Alexandre Stegner

École Polytechnique

2 Courses28,406 learners

Philippe Drobinski

École Polytechnique

2 Courses28,406 learners

Riwal Plougoven

École Polytechnique

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Reviewed on Jul 24, 2018

Very good course . The time spent to understand lectures and pass all exams was much more than the time advertised by the course.

Reviewed on May 26, 2020

A quite challenging but very interesting course. I learned a lot about meteorology and winds. Unfortunately, there are some issues with a few quizzes.

Reviewed on Mar 5, 2022

Excellent course!! Thank you very much for the insights!!

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