Training Course: Windpro 3.3
Training Course: Windpro 3.3
Training Course
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
• windPRO project setup and • Wind speed profiles • Noise Impact
BASIS • Long-term correction of site • Shadow flickering impact
• Maps - height contours (includ- wind data: MCP techniques • Zones of Visual Influence (ZVI)
ing online import) • Full energy calculation using • Photomontages
• The WTG Catalogue (WindCat) WAsP and estimating the wake
• Layout design facilities losses
• Measuring the wind - funda- • Best practice using WAsP:
mentals and best practice knowing the limitations
• Importing and analyzing meas- • Introduction to WAsP-CFD
ured wind data • Introduction to Loss and Uncer-
• The Wind Atlas method (WAsP) tainty:
the way to a bankable report
• Wind resource maps and mi-
crositing
Day 1: BASIC and Analyzing calculations. We will prepare the exercise introducing WAsP-CFD will
Wind Data background data to be used in the be done.
The purpose of the first course day windPRO/WAsP calculations, like
Any energy yield assessment
is for beginners to obtain a first un- roughness, obstacles and height
ends up with the estimation
derstanding of windPRO and for the contours.
of losses & uncertainties and
more experienced users to refresh
Day 2: Energy Calculations the calculations of P75, P90.
their skills and get an overview of
We start with the topic of verti-
the latest improvements in wind- We will close the topic of energy as-
cal extrapolation by WAsP and/or
PRO. sessment by looking at other impor-
measurements, making use of the
tant tools like wind resource maps
The BASIS module is the platform wind shear matrix.
and layout optimizations.
on which all modules operate. No
Then, MCP techniques, allowing to
matter which modules of windPRO Day 3: Environmental Impact
transform a local, short-term time
you are using or intend to use, you Assessment
series in a robust, long-term rep-
will need to get familiar with the BA- This day is aimed at getting familiar
resentative data set. We will go
SIS facilities. with the environmental calculations
through several online wind ref-
needed to provide the documenta-
An extensive presentation of wind erence datasets and different MCP
tion required by the local authori-
data measuring and analysis will methods.
ties (for environmental permission).
also be a part of this first day. In-
This will lead us to the final energy
struction in the handling of the ME- The program will alternate between
calculation with the PARK module
TEO object and its numerous data theoretical explanations of the var-
which includes the calculation and
screening facilities will be given. ious environmental impacts (noise,
theory of the losses due to the wake
flicker, visualizations) and practical
We conclude with WAsP, which is effect between turbines.
exercises on how to calculate and
currently the calculation engine
The pitfalls and limitations of WAsP document them with windPRO.
used as standard in wind energy
will also be reviewed, and a brief