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HYDROELECTRIC, WIND AND TIDAL ENERGY
213101017

Description
1. Hydrokinetic and Wind Turbines

- Type of turbines
- Available power
- Introduction to the turbine aerodynamics
- Power curves (i)

2. Wind power

- Introduction to wind power
- Wind turbine technology (components, power curve -ii-, electrical generators,
rotational speed)
- Wind resources assessments (AEP, wind turbine classes)
- Offshore wind power

3. Hydropower and Pumped-Storage Hydropower

- Introduction and energy analysis of the turbine and the hydraulic development
- Hydraulic turbines
- Typology of hydropower plants
- Pumped-Storage Hydropower

4. The Power System: renewable power integration, frequency control.

- Wind power integration
- Introduction to the power system
- Frequency control. Inertia. Renewable energies integration.

5. Tidal power

- Introduction to tides
- Tidal resources assessment
- Typology and typical operation of tidal power plants.


Crédits ECTS
4.5

Langue d'enseignement
English/Español

Langue d'examen
English/Español

Langue des supports pédagogiques
English/Español

Acquis d'apprentissage fondamentaux
B3 - EEM/B6 - EEM

Entité de gestion (faculté)
Civil Engineering and Mining Engineering School (UPCT)