EE 459/559

Electromechanical wind energy conversion and grid integration
(Fall 2016)

M, W, 4:10-5:30, 1242 Howe

Professor James McCalley

Dr. McCalley's Home Page

 

 

Week

Class number

Description

Lecturer

Resources

Assignments

Homework Solutions

Exam Solutions

8/22

1

Course overview

McCalley

Course overview: PDF

Project

 

 

8/24

2

(47)

Intro: expected growth

McCalley

Intro slides: PPT

 

8/29

3

(18, 17)

Intro: wind technology; Levelized cost; GII: Power production and wind power eqt

McCalley

Slides on levelized costt; Slides on power production

 

 

 

8/31

4

EMPE: Steady-state basics

McCalley

 

 

 

9/5

LABOR DAY

9/7

5

(123)

EMPE: steady-state basics

McCalley

Slides on Steady-state basics

HW1, Notes, Video

HW1 Solutions: PDF

 

9/12

6

EMPE: steady-state basics

McCalley

WE Technology: PPT; Variability: PPT

HW2: PDF

HW2 Solutions: PDF

 

9/14

7

EMPE: steady-state basics

McCalley

DFIG Set 1: PPT

 

 

 

9/19

8

EMPE: steady-state basics

McCalley

DFIG Set 2: PPT

HW3: PDF

HW3 Solutions: PDF

 

9/21

9

(46)

EMPE: machine trans-formations

McCalley

DFIG Set 3:

PPT

Exam 1 Summary: PPT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/26

10

EMPE: machine trans-formations

McCalley

Slides on machine transformations #1: PPT

Slides on machine transformations #2: PPT

 

 

 

9/28

11

EXAM 1

McCalley

 

 

 

Exam 1 solutions: PDF

10/3

12

(40)

EMPE: Torque & power

McCalley

 

 

10/5

13

(38)

EMPE: Torque & power

McCalley

Slides on coupling fields: PPT

 

 

10/10

14

EMPE: Torque & power

McCalley

Slides on torque and power: PPT

 

 

 

10/12

15

(45)

EMPE: 2-level VSC

McCalley

Slides on 2-level VSC: VSC

 

 

 

10/17

16

(14)

Control

McCalley

Slides on control: PPT

 

 

 

10/19

17

(64)

McCalley

 

 

 

10/24

18

McCalley

 

 

 

10/26

19

(46)

McCalley

 

10/31

20

(53)

GII: Frequency performance

McCalley

Slides on transient frequency performance: PPT

Video

Evaluation

 

11/2

21

GII: Frequency performance

McCalley

Slides on primary frequency control

 

 

11/7

22

(21)

GII: Frequency performance

McCalley

Slides on regulation: PPT

 

 

 

11/9

23

(37)

GII: Frequency performance

McCalley

 

 

 

11/14

24

(46)

Wind & markets

McCalley

Slides on wind/markets: PPT

 

 

 

11/16

25

EXAM 2

McCalley

Exam 2 Summary: PPT

HW4 Solutions: PDF

HW5 Solutions: PDF

 

Exam 2 Solutions: PDF

11/21-11/25

Thanksgiving Break

11/28

26

(56)

Localized issues

McCalley

 

 

11/30

27

Presentations

McCalley

Slides on offshore: PPT

 

 

12/5

28

Presentations

559 Stdnts

Slides on local issues: PPT

 

 

 

12/7

29

Presentations

559 Stdnts

Final Exam Summary: PPT

 

 

 

12/12-12/16

Final Exam: Wednesday, 12/14, 5:00-7:00

Disability Statement:

Please address any special needs or special accommodations with me at the beginning of the semester or as soon as you become aware. Those seeking accommodations based on disabilities should obtain a Student Academic Accommodation Request (SAAR) from the Disability Resources (DR) office. Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss your specific needs. Please contact the Disability Resources Office coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. If you have a documented disability and anticipate needing accommodations in this course, please make arrangements to meet with me soon. Please request that a Disability Resources staff send a SAAR form verifying your disability and specifying the accommodations you will need. If you have a documented disability that requires assistance, you will need to go to the Disability Resource (DR) Office for coordination of your academic accommodations.