Wind Energy
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Wind Energy Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Wind Energy (subject code 4346402) as prescribed for RE · Semester 4 divides the course into 3 units, covering 21 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (4346402)Unit 1 Introduction to Wind Energy
- 1.1. Wind Energy History
- 1.2. Energy Conversion in Wind Power Plant
- 1.3. Advantages and Limitations of Wind Power Plant
- 1.4. Selection of Site for Wind Power Plant
- 1.5. Devices for measuring direction and velocity of Wind: Wind Vane and Anemometer
- 1.6. Horizontal axis and Vertical axis Wind Turbine
Unit 2 Principle of Wind Energy
- 2.1. Aerodynamic drag and lift principle for rotation of wind turbine rotor
- 2.2. Mathematical equation of Wind Power: Wind Duration Curve Height vs Wind Velocity Curve Relation among wind velocity, air mass and wind power
- 2.3. Important terms regarding wind power generation: Efficiency of wind turbine Swept area Cut in wind speed Rated Wind speed Cut out wind speed Maximum designed speed
- 2.4. Power Control in Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine
- 2.5. Classification of Wind Electric System
Unit 3 Wind Turbine and its Subsystem
- 3.1. Block Diagram of Wind Power Plant
- 3.2. Wind Turbine Subsystem: Foundation Tower Nacelle Hub and Rotor Drivetrain: Gearbox and Generator Electronics and Control: Yaw, Pitch, Braking, Cooling
- 3.3. Schemes for Electrical Generation: CSCF VSCF VSVF
- 3.4. Types of Wind Power Plant on the basis of Gear Arrangement
- 3.5. Electrical Generators used in Wind Power Plant: Synchronous Generator Induction Generator Unit IV Wind Farm
- 4.1. Types of Wind Farm: On-Shore Wind Farm Shore line Wind Farm Off-Shore Wind Farm
- 4.2. Connection scheme of Wind Farm
- 4.3. Challenges in Wind Power Generation: Environmental impact Wind Turbine Noise Integration of Wind Power into Grid
- 4.4. Major Wind Farms of Gujarat State
- 4.5. Wind power scenario in the India and Gujarat
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