ENGR 340 Course Schedule T, Th, 3:40-5:00, Howe 1344 Course Coordinators: Jim McCalley(EE), Frank Peters (IMSE), Sri Sritharan (CCEE) |
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Lecture
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Description
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Lecturer |
Slides |
Notes
or other resources |
Homework Assignment |
Homework Solutions |
Quiz Solutions |
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8/23 |
1 |
McCalley |
Wind Overview: PPT |
DOE20by2020 report: PDF |
1. Read by 8/25 Chps 1,2 in DOE20by2020 report. 2. Read by 8/25 WindIntroNotes. |
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8/25 |
2 |
Introduction |
McCalley |
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8/30 |
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Field trip to wind farm |
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9/1 |
3 |
Engineering economy |
Peters |
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9/6 |
4 |
Overview of electric power
systems |
McCalley |
Power Industry overview: PPT |
Power
Industry Overview Notes: |
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9/8 |
5 |
Overview of electric power
systems |
McCalley |
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9/13 |
6 |
Power
system integration & energy storage |
McCalley |
Integration and storage: PPT |
PowerVaribaility Notes |
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9/15 |
7 |
Power system integration & energy storage |
McCalley |
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9/20 |
8 |
Generator and converter configurations; Collection and transmission |
McCalley |
Generation & collection notes: PPT |
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9/22 |
9 |
Magnetic materials |
Jiles |
Magnetic materials: PPT |
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9/27 |
10 |
Transportation |
Gkritza/Nambisan |
TransportationPartI: PPT |
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9/29 |
11 |
Transportation |
Gkritza/Nambisan |
TransportationPartII: PPT |
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10/4 |
11 |
EXAM
1 |
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10/6 |
12 |
Turbine tower design |
Sritharan |
Tower design: PDF |
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10/11 |
13 |
Turbine tower design |
Sritharan |
Tower design: PDF |
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10/13 |
14 |
Manufacturing and towers |
Peters |
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10/18 |
15 |
Ashlock |
Foundation design1: PDF Foundation design2: PDF |
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10/20 |
16 |
Foundation |
Ashlock |
Foundation design3: PDF |
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10/25 |
17 |
Manufacturing and supply chain |
Peters |
Blades: PDF |
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10/27 |
18 |
Manufacturing and supply chain |
Peters |
Towers: PDF |
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11/1 |
19 |
Manufacturing and supply chain |
Peters |
EngrEcon Slides: PDF EngrEcon spreadsheet: XLS |
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11/3 |
20 |
Materials and blades |
Kessler |
Materials/blades: PPT |
Paper on composite materials for blades: PDF |
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11/8 |
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EXAM 2 |
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11/10 |
21 |
Turbine/blade nondestructive evaluation |
Brasche |
NDE slides: PDF |
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11/15 |
22 |
Construction |
Shane |
Construction slides: PPT |
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11/17 |
23 |
Construction |
Shane |
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11/21-11/25 |
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Thanksgiving Break |
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11/29 |
23 |
Life cycle analysis |
Peters |
Sustainability slides: PPT |
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12/1 |
26 |
Project presentations |
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12/6 |
27 |
Project presentations |
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12/8 |
28 |
Project presentations |
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12/12-12/16 |
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Final Exam: Tuesday Dec 13, 7-9, |
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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.