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Web-based interactive animated virtual experiments for teaching wind energy utilization
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Pavlos TOUROU, Frederik EINWÄCHTER, Constantinos SOURKOUNIS |
| Abstract |
The ongoing energy transition from conventional to renewable energy sources increases the demandfor qualified personnel in the field of alternative power generation. Especially wind energy plays anincreasingly important role in today’s power industry as more electricity is generated by wind on aglobal scale. The complex and multidisciplinary nature of wind energy conversion systems makes theunderstanding of this topic a challenging task. In this paper current e-learning trends, like virtual andremote experiments in electrical engineering education are discussed. A novel web-based learningmodule on wind energy conversion and control that utilizes easy-to use interactive virtual experimentsis introduced. The first part of this module, which deals with the initial stage in the wind energyconversion process, is presented. Two interactive virtual experiments are developed that introduce thelearner to the energy content of wind and the operation and power control of the wind rotor. Thegraphical user interface and the operation of the experiments are discussed in detail, as well asdifferent learning objectives and interaction possibilities. |
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Last modified 2014-02-09 by System |
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