Overordnede kursusmål
Wind turbines consist of various components that work together to
harness the kinetic energy of the wind and convert it into
electrical power. Some of the key components include blades, tower,
nacelle and drivetrain, sub-support structures. This course on wind
turbine components aims to provide students with a comprehensive
and basic understanding of the aforementioned components on their
functions, design, materials, manufacturing, measurement, digital
tools, and end of life. Please note that blades and sub-support
structures are not covered in this course because they are
well-explained in other classes (for instance, 46W11 and 46W34)
Læringsmål
En studerende, der fuldt ud har opfyldt kursets mål, vil kunne:
- Describe the function of major components and how they work
together to produce electricity, including materials used and
manufacturing technologies
- Compare the different types of wind turbine drivetrains,
including geared, medium-speed, and direct drive machines and
understand the design tradeoffs
- Describe different manufacturing technologies (welded and
additive manufactured) for wind turbine towers (steel and concrete)
and present pros and cons
- Explain the measurement and sensing technologies on various
components with the focus on condition monitoring
- Summarize the maintenance and repair procedures for wind
turbine components, including safety protocols and troubleshooting
techniques
- Use mathematical and engineering principles to design and size
wind turbine components such as the shaft, gearbox, generator and
supporting structures
- Perform simple analysis on health monitoring data of selected
components using turbine measurement data from public domain
- Assess the environmental impact of turbine components
throughout its entire life cycle, from the extraction of raw
materials to manufacturing, transportation, installation,
operation, maintenance, and finally, decommissioning and
disposal.
Kursusindhold
The course consists of 13 modules covering the following
content/topics:
- General introduction of wind turbine mechanical, electrical and
structural components
- Conceptual design and sizing, introducing design standards IEC
61400-4, ISO 281
- Drivetrain topology, analytic loads calculations
- Materials usage and recycling (including rare-earth material)
- Tower design and manufacturing technologies
- Condition monitoring and sensing
- Life cycle analysis of selected components
Each module will be structured with specific learning objectives
and tasks. Usually, a typical module consists of one or two video
lectures, relevant research problems or publications, and some
calculation exercises.
Sidst opdateret
07. januar, 2026
