NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WIND ENERGY

Brief Report

Customized Training Course on

"WIND RESOURCE ASSESSMENT AND SOFTWARE APPLICATION"

specially for the employees of JSW Energy Limited, Mumbai

28^th March - 09^th April 2022

The Skill Development and Training & Infrastructure Management (SDT&IM) Division of NIWE had successfully conducted the Customized Training Course on "Wind Recourse Assessment and Software Application" specially for the employees of M/s. JSW Energy Limited, Mumbai during 28th March - 09th April 2022. The course was attended by 15 Participants.

The course was inaugurated by Dr. K. Balaraman, Director NIWE on 28th March 2022 by lighting the lamp, Kuthuvilakku after his inaugural address in the presence of Dr. P. Kanagavel, Course Coordinator, Director & Division Head of SDT&IM, Shri J.C. David Solomon, Director & Division Head of M&T and Dr. K. Boopathi, Director & Division Head of OWD, DAF & IT.

Release of Course Material

Programme Schedule

Time	Topic	Faculty
0930 – 1000	Registration
28th March 2022, Monday, Day 1
1000 - 1130	Introduction to Wind Energy and Global Wind Energy Scenario	Dr. P. Kanagavel, NIWE
1145 - 1315	Overview of Wind Turbine Components	Shri. N. Rajkumar, NIWE
1415 - 1545	The Aerodynamic aspects of Wind Turbine	Dr. K.V. Nagendra Gopal, IIT Madras
1600 - 1730	Wind Turbine Gear Box	Shri. S. Paramasivam, NIWE
29th March 2022, Tuesday, Day 2
1000 - 1130	Wind Turbine Generators and Electrical Systems	Shri. M. Saravanan, NIWE
1145 - 1315	Installation and Commissioning of Wind Turbine	Shri. V. Vasudevan, Global Wind Power
1415 - 1545	Control and Protection System in Wind Turbine	Shri. S. Arulselvan, NIWE
1600 - 1730	Offshore Wind Power Development	Shri. B. Krishnan, NIWE
30th March 2022, Wednesday, Day 3
1000 - 1130	Testing & Measurement TechniquesWind Turbine Testing & Measurement Techniques	Shri. N. Rajkumar, NIWE
1145 - 1315	Type Certification of Wind Turbines	Shri. S. A. Mathew, NIWE
1415 - 1545	Operation and Maintenance Aspects of Wind Farms	Shri. S. Paramasivam, NIWE
1600 - 1730	Grid Integration of Wind Turbines	Dr. K. Balaraman, NIWE
31st March 2022, Thursday, Day 4
1000 - 1130	Forecasting of Wind and Energy Production	Shri. A.G. Rangaraj, NIWE
1145 - 1315	Economic Analysis of Wind Power Development	Dr. K. Boopathi, NIWE
1415 - 1545	Wind Turbine Tower and Foundation	Dr. Rajesh Katyal, NIWE
1600 - 1730	Visit to Renewable energy facilities in NIWE campus	Smt. N.V. Vinusha Lakshmi, Contract
01st April 2022, Friday, Day 5
1000 - 1130	Wind Resource Assessment – An Overview	Dr. K. Boopathi, NIWE
1145 - 1315	Site Selection for Wind Monitoring Stations	Dr. K. Boopathi, NIWE
1415 - 1545	Wind Measurement and Instrumentation including Remote Sensing Devices	Shri T. Sankar Rao, NIWE
1600 - 1730	Demonstration of LiDAR and SODAR	Shri T. Sankar Rao, NIWE
02nd April 2022, Saturday, Day 6
1000 - 1130	Commissioning MET-mast- and Assembling of sensors - Practical	Shri. R. Vinod Kumar and Shri. B. Senthil Kumar, NIWE
1415 - 1545	Basics of Wind Data Analysis	Shri. B. Krishnan, NIWE
1600 - 1730	Long term data correction using MCP	Shri. B. Krishnan, NIWE
04th April 2022, Monday, Day 7
1000 - 1130	Wind Measurement Standards IEC 61400-12-1 and Calibration of Sensors	Dr. R. Kumaravel, Wind Guard
1415 - 1545	Hands on Session on Data Analysis using Windographer	Shri. J. Bastin, NIWE
1600 - 1730	Discussion on Case Study Project	Shri. J. Bastin, NIWE
05th April 2022, Tuesday, Day 8
1000 - 1130	Discussion and clarification of participants site issues	Shri T. Sankar Rao, NIWE
1415 - 1545	Case Study Project with Raw Data – Session	Shri. J. Bastin, NIWE
1600 - 1730	Discussion on Data Analysis Software	Dr. K. Boopathi and Shri. J. Bastin, NIWE
06th April 2022, Wednesday, Day 9
1000 - 1130	Introduction to Wind flow modelling using linear and Non- linear tools	Dr. K. Boopathi, NIWE
1415 - 1545	Wind Farm Layout Design and Energy Yield Estimation	Shri. J. Bastin, NIWE
1600 - 1730	Application of Satellite Data in WRA	Shri. J. Bastin, NIWE
07th April 2022, Thursday, Day 10
1000 - 1315	Wind Flow Modelling – Input Preparation	Dr. K. Boopathi and Shri. J. Bastin, NIWE
1415 - 1730	Energy Yield Estimation using WindSim – Wind Flow Linear Modelling – Practical Session	Dr. K. Boopathi and Shri. J. Bastin, NIWE
08th April 2022, Friday, Day 11
1000 - 1545	Case Study Project – Session	Shri. J. Bastin and Shri. B. Krishnan, NIWE
1600 - 1730	Indian Wind Energy Policies and Schemes	Dr. P. Kanagavel, NIWE
09th April 2022, Saturday, Day 12
1000 - 1315	Case Study Project – Result discussions and corrections	Guide’s Dr. K. Boopathi, NIWE Shri A. Hari Bhaskaran, NIWE Shri. J. Bastin, NIWE Shri. B. Krishnan, NIWE
1415 - 1600	Evaluation / Assessment / Feedback / Valedictory Function

GLIMPSE OF THE TRAINING

Dr. P. Kanagavel, Course Coordinator, Director & Head, SDT & IM Division along with Dr. K. Boopathi, Director & Head, OWD, DAF & IT Division, NIWE, Shri. J. Bastin, Deputy Director (Technical) & Unit Chief, OWD & DA Divsion & Shri B. Krishnan, Assistant Director (Technical). OWD & DA Divsion distributed the Course Certificates to all the participants during the valedictory Function. Few participants shared their feedback in the valedictory function and appreciated the quality of lectures and practical sessions.

GLIMPSE OF THE VALEDICTORY FUNCTION