Offshore Wind Farms

Dr. Chong Ng works in industry and is Research and Development Manager at ORE Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre, UK. Li Ran joined the University of Warwick as a Professor in Power Electronics Systems in 2012 and also acts as a Deputy Director for the State Key Laboratory in Power Transmission Equipment and System Security of China.

Part 1 Introduction to offshore wind energy and offshore wind farm siting

1. Introduction to offshore wind energy

2. Economics of building and operating offshore wind farms

3. Wind resources for offshore wind farms: characteristics and assessment

4. Remote sensing technologies for measuring offshore wind

Part II Wind turbine components and design

5. Developments in materials for offshore wind turbine blades

6. Design of offshore wind turbine blades

7. Design of gearbox and other drivetrain components for offshore wind turbines

8. Design of generators for offshore wind turbines

9. Modeling of power electronic components for evaluation of efficiency and power density of offshore wind power converters

10. Design of offshore wind turbine towers

11. Design of floating offshore wind turbines

Part III Integration of wind farms into power grids

12. Offshore wind farm arrays

13. Cabling to connect offshore wind turbines to onshore facilities

14. Integration of power from offshore wind turbines into onshore power grids

15. Energy storage for offshore wind farms

16. Hydropower flexibility and transmission expansion to support integration of offshore wind

Part IV Installation and operation of offshore wind farms

17. Assembly, transportation, installation and commissioning of offshore wind farms

18. Condition monitoring of offshore wind turbines

19. Health and safety of offshore wind farms

20. Offshore wind-turbine foundations: analysis and design