M.Tech / ICAR-NET · Renewable Energy Engineering
Wind Energy Conversion and Utilization
Syllabus topic plan
- 01Wind mapping and assessment; wind energy potential
- 02Nature of wind; Weibull and Rayleigh analysis
- 03History, taxonomy and power laws of windmills
- 04Wind turbine aerodynamics and momentum theories
- 05Airfoils and their characteristics
- 06Horizontal-axis wind turbines: blade element and wake analysis
- 07Vertical-axis wind turbines: rotor design, power regulation and yaw
- 08Site selection; mechanical and electrical applications
- 09Wind farms: interfacing and maintenance
- 10Stand-alone and grid-connected systems; wind energy storage
- 11Wheeling, banking and cost economics
- 12Testing and certification; wind turbine loads
- 13Wind energy control systems, generators and annual energy output
Part of the M.Tech / ICAR-NET curriculum (ICAR recommendations). Upload or find notes, previous-year papers and quick-revision reels for each topic on theciae.