Sumários

Energy Production

18 março 2016, 08:00 José Alberto Caiado Falcão de Campos

Energy production. The Annual Energy Yield. The capacity factor. Wind statistical description. The Weibull distribution. Examples. The turbine power curve. Calculation of the annual energy yield. Example. Matching the turbine to the site for energy production. Choice of rated speed. Correction to the wind speed due to the boundary layer velocity profile.


Overview of Wind Energy Systems

17 março 2016, 08:00 José Alberto Caiado Falcão de Campos

Overview of wind energy systems with emphasis on the offshore wind.


LL Design Code

11 março 2016, 11:00 João Baltazar

LL assignment.


Analysis Methods BEM and RANS

11 março 2016, 08:00 João Baltazar

Overview of application to HAT.


LL Analysis of a HAT

10 março 2016, 08:00 João Baltazar

Design and analysis of a horizontal axis turbine with lifting line model.