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Modeling Wind Turbines with OpenFAST Code

This workshop -- presented by UMass Wind Energy Center - Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering -- provides an in-depth knowledge of the OpenFAST tool for simulating the coupled dynamic response of wind turbines.

  

Who should take this workshop

It is designed for anyone, particularly scientists and engineers with an interest in modeling wind turbines with the most well-known open source turbine modeling software, OpenFAST, developed through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Those seeking professional continuing education credits (CEUs) towards license renewal, career growth, and practical knowledge will benefit.

 

In this workshop, you will...

-  Learn how the OpenFAST framework is organized

-  Understand how to manipulate the individual modules in OpenFAST (and FASTv8) to suit your simulation needs

-  Learn how to debug and postprocess simulation results to get the most out of the software


20% discounts will automatically be applied to registrations of 3 or more.


Please allow 48 hours to receive instructions on how to setup access to your course. Responses will arrive on weekdays. For other inquiries, please contact lackner@umass.edu
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 Workshop Structure

  • Fully online, learner-paced, self-guided learning workshop
  • Estimated time of completion: 8-10 hours
  • Pre-recorded videos, assignments and solutions (not required or graded, no group projects)
  • Regularly moderated discussion board for all students
  • Access to Instructor via email
  • No time limit, and no expiration. Leave the course and return to complete it at any time.
  • Certificate of completion available as a PDF
  • Workshop is not for credit, and hours may apply towards professional continuing education credits

Workshop Learning Objectives

  • Understand the purpose of using OpenFAST and the sub-modules including ElastoDyn, SubDyn, HydroDyn, MoorDyn, MAP++, InflowWind, TurbSim and AeroDyn
  • Download and install FAST V8 and OpenFAST
  • Run simulation and regression tests including running certification files for FAST
  • Identify wind turbine types and understand blade element theory
  • Define key terms related to wind turbines and structural dynamics terminology
  • Work with an interactive model
  • Understand coordinate systems used in FAST
  • Learn how to animate wind turbine models for visualization
  • Create multiple types of FAST input files
  • Run FAST quickly and post-process quickly to complete your own turbine analyses
  • Run InflowWind and TurbSim from MATLAB, as well as HydroDyn
  • Model mooring line forces dynamically using MoorDyn and MAP++
  • Follow basic steps to design a preliminary rotor

Meet the Instructors

Dr. Spencer Hallowell has researched offshore wind energy engineering at Northeastern University and UMass Amherst after studying civil engineering at Bucknell University.  He is the author of numerous papers on offshore wind energy and is an expert FAST user.  He is now in private consulting in his home state of Maine.

Prof. Matthew Lackner is a professor of mechanical engineering at UMass Amherst and is Director of the UMass Amherst Wind Energy Center.  He was educated at Princeton, MIT, and UMass Amherst and was a postdoctoral scholar at Delft University of Technology. He is the author of many publications in wind energy and has performed research funded by NSF, corporate sponsors, BOEM/BSEE and MassCEC.  More about the Instructor: Google Scholar

 

 

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Who should take this workshop

It is designed for scientists and engineers with an interest in wind energy, wind turbine technology, and aerodynamics.  Those seeking professional continuing education credits (CEUs) towards license renewal, career growth, and practical knowledge will benefit. 


In this workshop, you will...

-   Understand the basic fluid dynamic model of a wind turbine rotor

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20% discounts will automatically be applied to registrations of 3 or more.


Please allow 48 hours to receive instructions on how to setup access to your course. Responses will arrive on weekdays. For other inquiries, please contact lackner@umass.edu
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