Wind Energy Converters - SOLA5053


	Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
	School: School of the Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
	Course Outline: http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au//
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
	Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
	CSS Contribution Charge:Band 2 (more info)
	Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

This course will cover the principles of wind energy and wind power, as well as the design and operation of different types of wind energy converters. It will include machines for water pumping, remote area power supply and grid electricity generation. It will cover issues of site selection, monitoring and analysing wind data, estimating output from wind generators, integrating wind generators into hybrid power systems or the grid, economics, standards and environmental impacts.