IPRO 344 Class meeting

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IPRO 344 Class meeting 4

• Technical Market Integration of
• Wind Energy
• Instructor Dr. M. Shahidehpour
• Co-Instructor Lisias V. Abreu

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Outline

• Meeting Minutes Weekly update
• Previous classes review and discussion
• Review Project Plan
• In-class Assignments Homework

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Course content

• PART 1 The Wind Resource
• The Nature of the Wind ?
• Variability ?
• Turbulence ?
• Wind Speeds ?
• Criteria for site selection ?
• PART 2 Fundamentals of Wind Power Plants
• Horizontal-axis Wind Turbines ?
• Vertical-axis Wind Turbines Impulse turbines ?
• Wind Project Types ?
• PART 3 Wind Turbine Design
• PART 4 Wind Turbine Installations
• PART 5 Technical Market Integration
  Assessment

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In-class Assignments Homework

• Review Project Plan
• Answer first set of Reflections questions by
  600pm on Thu, Sep 21
• Upload the final version of the Project Plan to
  the iKNOW website by 600pm on Fri, Sep 22.
• Evaluate three potential sites in the State of
  Illinois using the Small Hydro Project Analysis
  Software (RETScreen International), available at
  http//www.retscreen.net.
• Choose one and submit a paper copy to the
  instructor on next class Mon, Sep 27. This
  contributes to the teamwork grading.
• Print team minutes from 08/28 to 09/20 (at least
  5) and submit a paper copy to the instructor on
  next class Mon, Sep 27. This contributes to the
  teamwork grading.