Course Summary:

Fundamentals of Wind Power Plant Design

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Course #J953
October 14-17, 2008
Pyle Center*, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, Wisconsin
Course Fee: $1895 Discount Is Available

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Benefits

Significant advances in wind turbine technology and wind power plant capabilities are continuing to appear. Sites that only 10 years ago might have been overlooked for energy capture are now being developed. Meanwhile, the standards that wind power plants have to meet in order to connect to the electric utility grid are evolving. Attend this practical new course to

Grasp the fundamentals of wind power
Gain insights into considerations pertinent to wind power plant design
Learn effective design solutions

Topics

Wind Energy Principles and Power Engineering Basics

Energy in the Wind
Wind Site Assessment
Electric Power Generation and Control Fundamentals
Wind Turbine Basics
Wind Turbine Components
Wind Turbine Standards and Certification

Wind Generation Machinery

Synchronous Generators—A Review
Induction Generators
Doubly-Fed Induction Generator
Wind Turbine Control Systems

Beyond the Turbine

The Collector System
Monitoring, Control and Automation Solutions
Reactive Compensation
Interconnection of Wind Power Plants with Electric Grid

Audience

If you are involved in the design, construction, or operation of wind power plants or their associated power delivery system, you will benefit from this course. Attendees will include:

Wind farm developers
Electric utility design engineers
Electric utility planning engineers
Consulting engineers
Project managers
Managers of design departments
Engineering technicians and others

Earn PDH, LU, CEU

By participating in this course, you will earn 25 Professional Development Hours (PDH) and 2.5 Continuing Education Units (CEU). Learn more about PDH, LU, CEU and state licensing boards.

Instructors

Ernst Camm, Principal Engineer, S & C Electric, Chicago, Illinois

Ian Hiskens, PhD, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Larry Jacobs, Electrical Engineer, NRG Systems, Hinesburg, Vermont

Ted Nicolai, Project Engineer, S & C Electric, Chicago, Illinois

James K. Niemira, P.E., Principal Engineer, Power Systems Services Division, S&C Electric Company, Chicago, Illinois

Steve Saylors, P.E., Chief Electrical Engineer, Vestas-Americas, Portland, Oregon

Mitch Bradt, P.E., Program Director, Engineering Professional Development, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

General Information

Fee Covers Notebook and other course materials, break refreshments, and certificate.

Cancellation If you cannot attend, please notify us by October 7, and we will refund your fee. Because this course has limited enrollment, cancellation received after this date and no-shows are subject to the full course fee of $1895. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.

Accommodations We have reserved a block of sleeping rooms ($104/single; $114/double; $124/triple; $134/quad, including airport shuttle, pool and exercise room) for course participants at the Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club, One West Dayton Street, Madison, WI. To reserve a room, call 800-356-8293 or 608-257-6000 and indicate that you will be attending this course under group code FUN1013. Room requests made later than September 22 will be subject to availability.

Course Location This course will be held at Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI. 608-262-1122

Course Discount Team Discount $1695 each, if three or more people from the same organization enroll in the course. Save $200 per person.

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