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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / EEM-628 - ELEKTRIK-ELEKTRONIK MüHENDISLIğI ANABILIM DALı DOKTORA (ÖNERILEN PROGRAM)

Code: EEM-628 Course Title: WIND ENERGY APPLICATIONS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ELEKTRIK-ELEKTRONIK MüHENDISLIğI ANABILIM DALı DOKTORA (ÖNERILEN PROGRAM)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer MEHMET YEŞİLBUDAK (myesilbudak@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To teach the use of wind energy in electricity generation and wind power plant applications.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 know wind measurement techniques. PO-1 Conducting scientific research on subjects specific to the Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline, interpreting this information and gaining application skills.
PO-2 Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools required for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering applications; has the ability to use information technologies effectively.
PO-7 Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, follow developments in science and technology and constantly renew oneself.
Examination
LO-2 know wind turbine, its components and functions. PO-1 Conducting scientific research on subjects specific to the Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline, interpreting this information and gaining application skills.
PO-2 Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools required for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering applications; has the ability to use information technologies effectively.
PO-7 Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, follow developments in science and technology and constantly renew oneself.
Examination
LO-3 can explain project planning and management in a wind power plant. PO-1 Conducting scientific research on subjects specific to the Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline, interpreting this information and gaining application skills.
PO-2 Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools required for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering applications; has the ability to use information technologies effectively.
PO-7 Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, follow developments in science and technology and constantly renew oneself.
Examination
LO-4 can analyze project implementation in a wind power plant. PO-1 Conducting scientific research on subjects specific to the Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline, interpreting this information and gaining application skills.
PO-2 Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools required for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering applications; has the ability to use information technologies effectively.
PO-7 Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, follow developments in science and technology and constantly renew oneself.
Examination
LO-5 can explain operation and maintenance, economy and insurance, environmental effects in a wind power plant. PO-1 Conducting scientific research on subjects specific to the Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline, interpreting this information and gaining application skills.
PO-2 Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools required for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering applications; has the ability to use information technologies effectively.
PO-7 Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, follow developments in science and technology and constantly renew oneself.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Introduction to wind energy, wind measurement techniques, wind turbine, its components and functions, project planning and management in a wind power plant, project implementation in a wind power plant, operation and maintenance, economics and insurance, environmental effects in a wind power plant, other applications in wind energy, wind energy market.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to wind energy Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
2 Wind measurement techniques Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
3 Wind turbine, its components and functions Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
4 Wind turbine, its components and functions (cont.) Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
5 Project planning and management in a wind power plant Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
6 Project planning and management in a wind power plant (cont.) Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
7 Project implementation in a wind power plant Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
8 mid-term exam
9 Project implementation in a wind power plant (cont.) Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
10 Operation and maintenance in a wind power plant Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
11 Economics and insurance in a wind power plant Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
12 Environmental effects in a wind power plant Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
13 Other applications in wind energy Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
14 Other applications in wind energy (cont.) Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
15 Wind energy market Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Wind Power in Power Systems, T. Ackermann, John Wiley & Sons Publication, 2005.
2 Wind Energy Handbook, T. Burton, N. Jenkins, D. Sharpe, E. Bossanyi, John Wiley & Sons Publication, 2011.
3 Wind Energy Explained: Theory, Design and Application, J.F. Manwell, J.G. McGowan, A.L. Rogers, John Wiley & Sons Publication, 2009.
Required Course instruments and materials
Course book, computer, projector.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 14 42
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 13 26
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 13 26
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 180