Brief Report

WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

held during 26^th to 28^th June 2013

ITCS unit had successfully organized the 14^th National training course on “WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY” during 26^th – 28^th June 2013 to address all aspects of Wind Power starting from Wind Resource Assessment to project implementation and operations & maintenance in a focused manner. The course was attended by 44 participants from wind turbine manufactures, developer, investors, consultants and academicians from 11 States of the country. The training course was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. A. B. Mandal, Director, Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai.

The following topics were covered in the training course:

• Wind Energy Conversion Technology and Power Generation: Introduction
• Wind Resources Assessment & Techniques
• Design and Layout of Wind Farms
• Forecasting of Wind and Energy Production
• Wind Turbine Components
• Basics of Wind Turbine Aerodynamics
• Wind Electric Generators & Types
• Control and Safety System of Wind Turbine System
• Wind Turbine Tower and Foundation Concepts
• Installation and Commissioning of Wind Turbine
• O & M aspects of Wind Farms
• Assessment of Power Quality Characteristics of Wind Farms
• Wind Power Evacuation
• Grid Integration of Wind Turbines
• Role of C-WET in Wind Energy Development
• Indian Government Policies
• Wind Turbine Testing
• Type Certification of Wind Turbines
• Small Wind Turbines and hybrid system
• Wind Farm development and related issues
• Clean Development Mechanism
• Power System Studies for Renewable integration
• Project Management and Economic aspects of Wind Power Projects
• Solar Energy and Solar Radiation Resources Assessment

Dr. S. Subba Rao, Chief Scientist & Head of Information Technology Division, Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) was the Chief Guest of the Valedictory Function and he has distributed the Course Certificate to all the participants after his valedictory address.

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