●     Wind energy history

●     Working principle of Wec

●     Introduction of all types of wind (Type I, Type II, Type III, and Type IV)

●     Interconnection of onshore and offshore wind farms to the national power grid

●     Quiz: 15-20 questions

●     Lab 1: PSCAD tutorial + Wind aero dynamics (2-3 hours)

●     Structure of current turbines in the market (e.g., Rotor hub and rotor blades from GE, Vestas, or Siemens Gamesa)

●     Types of wind power generators (Cover types I, II, III, and IV with the applicable types for onshore and offshore farms)

●     Power converters in the wind power industry

●     Energy conversion by a wind energy converter

3.   Principles of controlling the main objects of wind power

·    Aerodynamic Torque (one-mass and two-mass models)

·    Generator control concept

·    Brake torque control concept

·    Yaw orientation control concept

·    Quiz: 15-20 questions

·    Lab 2-3: Type I + II wind turbine simulation (3-4 hours)

·    Electrical and electronic components

·    Sensors

·    Circuits

5. Basics of mechanics

·    Technical structure of a WEC

·    Brake system basics

·    Yaw system basics

·    Cooling systems

·    Quiz: 15-20 questions

·    Lab 4-5: Type IV wind turbine simulation (3-4 hours)

• Wind farm design and introduce the software for wind farm design + wind farm study
• Cable sizing and collection system design
• Several wind farm studies and grid interconnection

7. Operation and Maintenance cycle following USA Standard (UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA (UFC))

• Basics of maintenance cycles of wind turbines
• Basics of maintenance cycles of wind generators and converters
• Lab 4: Type IV wind turbine simulation (e.g. Experience with Vestas and GE models) 2-3 hours
• Course closing remark and Certificate Award Ceremony

●     Inputs for wind farm design

●     Software platforms that help the design process

●     Quiz: 15-20 questions

●     Lab 1: Openwind or similar software tutorial (2-3 hours)

●     Cable selection

●     Main power transformer selection

●     Load flow analysis

6.    Load flow and short-circuit analysis

·    Perform power flow analysis

·    Perform short circuit analysis

·    Quiz: 15-20 questions

·    Lab 2-3: ETAP tutorial and simulation (3-4 hours)

·    Arcflash modeling

·    Arcflash study analysis

·    Lab 2-3: ETAP simulation

·    Course closing remark and Certificate Award Ceremony