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Advances in Wind Powered Generation
Technology
Jeffrey Havelin, P.E.
Overview
This
course was specifically designed to introduce the basic design concepts behind
large commercial wind powered electric generation systems.
The goal of the wind energy industry is to contribute 100 GW of
wind electricity to our Nation’s energy supplies by 2020. By meeting that goal,
wind energy will help secure our Nation’s energy future and clean up our
environment by displacing about 3 quadrillion BTUs of primary energy per year
and 65 million metric tons of carbon equivalent per year.
In the past
10 years, the global wind energy capacity has increased tenfold — from 3.5
gigawatts (GW) in 1994 to almost 50 GW by the end of 2004. In the United States,
the wind energy capacity tripled from 1600 megawatts (MW) in 1994 to more than
6700 MW by the end of 2004 — enough to serve more than 1.6 million households.
The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of
fifteen (15) questions at the end of this course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or
Skill Attained
This course will review the
basic operation, limitations, capacities and design of the following solar
generating systems:
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Wind power resource
classifications
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The Northeastern US (offshore) wind resource
map and wind power classifications
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New drivetrain
technology improvements
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New carbon-hybrid
blades and carbon filter composite blades
Course
Click on the
following PDF attachment and review “Wind Power Today”
DOE/GO-102005-2115
April 2005 published by the U.S.
Department of Energy, prior to taking a quiz for credit. You will be quizzed on
the attached document on its entirety.
Wind Power Today (3.2 MB)
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Click on the link below to download a free copy of Acrobat Reader.
To obtain PDH credits for this course, you will need to take a quiz for
credit. Click on the link below.
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