Component
École Nationale Supérieure d'Électrotechnique d'Électronique d'Informatique d'Hydraulique et des Télécommunications
Objectives
• Discover the two renewable electricity generation technologies, photovoltaic and wind. Learn to size various photovoltaic plants (self-consumption, carport, ground-mounted plants). Equipment selection. Cost evaluation, profitability, IRR.
• Introduce the first elements of wind turbine chain design based on their size and technology
Description
• This course presents the techno-economic aspects of photovoltaics and wind energy.
• Photovoltaics: from the photovoltaic cell to the system, solar radiation, photovoltaic conversion, photovoltaic panels, power plants, cost, environmental impact.
• Wind energy: Characterization of the wind resource, altitude and wake effects, theoretical elements (Betz limit) on wind power output and the energy efficiency of wind turbines; from mechanical control through blade adjustment to operating zones from start-up to safe shutdown.
• Construction of electrical wind turbines: nacelles with and without gearboxes.
Pre-requisites
None