Wind and Solar Power Engineering
BASIC DATA
course listing
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course code
EES5130
course title in Estonian
Tuule- ja päikeseenergeetika
course title in English
Wind and Solar Power Engineering
course volume CP
-
ECTS credits
6.00
to be declared
yes
fully online course
not
assessment form
Examination
teaching semester
spring
language of instruction
Estonian
English
Study programmes that contain the course
code of the study programme version
course compulsory
AAVM02/25
no
EAMM23/25
no
EARM22/25
yes
Structural units teaching the course
EE - Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics
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course aims in Estonian
Õppeaine eesmärk on luua võimalus teadmiste:
- omandamiseks tuule-, sh meretuule- ja päikseenergeetikast ning elektrituulikutest ja päiksepaneelide kasutamise iseärasustest;
- omandamiseks tõstatamaks ja lahendamaks tuule-, sh meretuule- ja päikseenergeetikaga kaasnevaid piiranguid, erisusi ja eelduseid,
- ja oskuste omandamiseks elektrituulikute, päikesepaneelide ja meretuuleelektrijaamade planeerimise, püstitamise ja arendamise alal.
course aims in English
The aim of this course is to create possibility to obtain:
- knowledge on wind, including offshore wind, and solar energy, and wind and offshore turbine generators (WTGs) and photovoltic panels (PVs);
- knowledge on raising and solving questions related to wind, including offshore wind, and solar energy restrictions, specifications and assumptions;
- knowledge and skills in the field of wind, including offshore wind turbine, and solar panel planning, construction and development.
learning outcomes in the course in Est.
Aine läbinud üliõpilane:
- mõistab, kirjeldab ja analüüsib tuule-, sh meretuule- ja päikseenergia ressursi kasutamise iseärasusi;
- nimetab peamiseid elektrituuliku osi, tüüpe ja kirjeldab ning analüüsib tuulikute võimsuse reguleerimise põhimõtteid ja karakteristikuid;
- nimetab peamiseid PV paneelide osi, tüüpe ja kirjeldab ning analüüsib päikesepaneelide ühendusskeemide põhimõtteid ja karakteristikuid;
- mõistab ja analüüsib tuule-, sh meretuule- ja päikeseenergiaga kaasnevaid probleeme elektrivõrgus;
- analüüsib ja hindab olemasolevate seadmete tootjate majandusnäitajaid, arvestades energeetika jätkusuutlikust;
- võrdleb riikidevahelisi tuule-, sh meretuule- ja päikseenergiaga kaasnevaid keskkonnamõjusid ning keskkonnasäästu;
- planeerib tuule-, sh meretuule- ja päikeseelektrijaamasid ning arvutab ja analüüsib elektrienergia toodangut vastavalt asukoha spetsiifikale.
learning outcomes in the course in Eng.
After completing this course the student:
- understands, describes and analyzes the features of the use of wind, including offshore wind and solar energy resources;
- names the wind turbine main components and types, and describes and analyzes wind turbine generator (WTG) power regulation principles and characteristics;
- names the PV main components and types, and describes and analyzes the principles of PV panel connection schemes and characteristics;
- understands and analyzes problems associated with wind, including offshore wind and solar energy in the electrical grid;
- analyzes and assesses economic indicators of existing WTG producers considering energy sustainability;
- compares transnational environmental impacts and retrenchment associated with WTGs and PVs;
- plan wind, including offshore wind and solar power plants and calculate and analyze their electricity production depending on the location specifications.
brief description of the course in Estonian
Tuule-, sh meretuuleenergia. Päikseenergia. Elektrituulikud ning PVd ja nende tüübid, areng maailmas ja Eestis. Elektrituulikute ja PV paneelide planeerimine ning planeerimistarkvara ja majandusarvutused. Elektrituulikud ja PV paneelid elektrivõrgus nende käitumine energiasüsteemis ja saadav keskkonnasääst. Meretuuleelektrijaamade tehnoloogiad, planeerimine ja asukoha valik. Liitumine elektrisüsteemiga.
brief description of the course in English
Wind power. Solar power. Offshore wind energy. Wind turbines and PVs and their types, development in the world and in Estonia. Economy, planning and planning software of wind turbines and PVs. Wind turbines and PVs in electricity grids and behavior in power system and environmental effect. Offshore wind turbine technologies, aerodynamic, mechanic and foundations. Connection to the grid.
type of assessment in Estonian
Semestri vältel toimub mitu kodutööd ja kaks rühma ettekannet, millest iga ülesande sooritamisel saadakse protsent lõplikust hindest. Eksam koosneb kahest osast: esimeses osas on ülesandeks lünktekst ja teises osas on vajalik avaldada oma arvamust etteantud teemal. Eksam on kirjalik, kestvusega 1 tund. Eksami hinne aine lõpphindest on 40 %. Eksam on kohustuslik.
type of assessment in English
During the semester, there will be several home tasks and two group presentations. Every task is granted with percent from final grade. Written exam contains two parts: at first student must fill blank text, and in second part it is necessary to give own opinion about topic given. The duration of written exam is 1 hour. Exam grade is 40 % of final grade. The exam is obligatory.
independent study in Estonian
Koostatakse erinevates tarkvarades arvutusmudeleid. Kodutöö põhjal tuleb koostada aruanne ja ettekanne.
independent study in English
Models are made in different software. On the basis of homework it is necessary to prepare the report and presentation.
study literature
1. Hau, Erich _Wind turbines: fundamentals, technologies, application, economics_ Springer, 2006.
2. Ackermann, Thomas _Wind power in power systems_ Wiley, 2005, 2008.
3. Wind energy handbook / Tony Burton, Chichester : Wiley, c2011.
4. Solar energy engineering : processes and systems / Soteris A. Kalogirou Amsterdam [etc.] : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2014.
5. Madjid Karimirad, 2014. Offshore Energy Structures: For Wind Power, Wave Energy and Hybrid Marine Platforms.
6. Subhamoy Bhattacharya and David Neil Russell Glover, 2017. Civil Engineering for Offshore Wind Farms.
7. Chong Ng & Li Ran, 2016. Offshore Wind Farms: Technologies, Design and Operation.
study forms and load
daytime study: weekly hours
2.0
session-based study work load (in a semester):
lectures
1.0
lectures
-
practices
1.0
practices
-
exercises
0.0
exercises
-
lecturer in charge
-
LECTURER SYLLABUS INFO
semester of studies
teaching lecturer / unit
language of instruction
Extended syllabus
2025/2026 spring
Ivo Palu, EE - Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics
Estonian
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    2024/2025 spring
    Ivo Palu, EE - Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics
    Estonian
      2023/2024 spring
      Victor Astapov, EE - Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics
      Estonian
        2022/2023 spring
        Ivo Palu, EE - Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics
        Estonian
          2021/2022 spring
          Ivo Palu, EE - Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics
          Estonian
            Assessment Criteria - ENG.pdf 
            2020/2021 spring
            Ivo Palu, EE - Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics
            Estonian
              Assessment Criteria - ENG.pdf 
              2019/2020 spring
              Ivo Palu, EE - Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics
              Estonian
                Assessment Criteria - ENG.pdf 
                2018/2019 spring
                Ivo Palu, EE - Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics
                Estonian
                  Assessment Criteria - ENG.pdf 
                  Course description in Estonian
                  Course description in English