Offshore Wind Energy - Specialization
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Offshore Wind Energy
If the described requirements are fulfilled the title "Offshore Wind Energy" will be added to the diploma. This specialization is for students especially interested in offshore wind energy related topics and includes besides aerodynamic loads also hydrodynamic loads from waves and tidal flow and their influency on a fixed or floating wind turbine.
These courses are mandatory
| 46200 | Planning and Development of Wind Farms | 5 | point | January |
| 46211 | Offshore Wind Energy | 10 | point | Autumn E4 (Tues 13-17, Fri 8-12) |
One of the following courses:
| 41107 | Marine and ocean engineering | 5 | point | Spring F1B (Thurs 13-17) |
| 46400 | Wind Turbine Measurement Technique | 10 | point | Spring F1 (Mon 8-12, Thurs 13-17) |
One of the following courses
| 46310 | Wind Turbine Aeroelasticity | 10 | point | Spring F5A (Wed 8-12) and Spring F5B (Wed 13-17) |
| 46320 | Loads, Aerodynamics and Control of Wind Turbines | 10 | point | Autumn E5 (Wed 8-17) |
The following courses are recommended for this specialization:
| 12421 | Advanced Soil Mechanics | 5 | point | Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12) |
| 12422 | Advanced Geotechnical Engineering | 5 | point | Spring F4A (Tues 13-17) |
| 41222 | Wave loads on ships and offshore structures | 5 | point | Autumn E4A (Tues 13-17) |
| 41226 | Advanced Wave Hydrodynamics | 5 | point | Spring F5B (Wed 13-17) |
| 41237 | Dynamics of structures: theory and analysis | 5 | point | Spring F3A (Tues 8-12) |
| 46550 | Offshore wind grid connection and high-voltage DC (HVDC) transmission | 5 | point | Autumn E4B (Fri 8-12) |
| 46700 | Introduction to Electric Power Systems | 10 | point | Autumn E4 (Tues 13-17, Fri 8-12) |
Courses required to obtain the specialization
Master's Thesis
Specializations are merely recommended ways of choosing the courses in the curriculum. Applicants are not admitted to a specialization but to the programme and it is possible to choose among all the courses in the curriculum following the directions given. However, if a specialization has been fulfilled the title of the specialization may be added to the diploma.