windPRO: SITE COMPLIANCE (English) 1 session

Who should attend? 

The course is for experienced windPRO users looking to master site-specific mechanical load assessments using windPRO’s Site Compliance & Load Response modules.  

It is aimed at developers, operators, and turbine suppliers who need to ensure that the wind farm complies with the design criteria for turbulence, extreme wind, loads, etc. 

Prerequisites: 

BASIS and EYA courses, or experienced users with a good understanding of the: BASIS module of windPRO (UI, object details, object layers, etc.), METEO module, and time-varying energy calculations in windPRO. 

 
What you will learn: 

• About the IEC 61400-1 standard and wind turbine design classes 

• An understanding of how to design and evaluate wind farms with respect to the loads experienced by the turbines 

What NOT to expect: 
The following are not addressed in this course:  

What you will learn (details): 

• Understand the role of the IEC 61400-1 standard and the wind turbines design certificate in the context of designing wind farms 

• Evaluate the suitability of turbines for the site 

• Ensure that the wind farm complies with design criteria for turbulence, extreme wind, loads, etc 

• Calculate the remaining useful lifetime (RUL) following DNVGL-ST-0262 Lifetime analysis