Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:00 – 4:30 pm
Introduction to Wind
Resources
Short history of wind
Turbine Characteristics
Downwind/upwind
Horizontal axis/vertical axis
Low speed/high speed
Direct drive/gear drive
Constant speed/variable speed
Collector size/swept area
Drag devices/airfoils
Blades
Alternators and Speed Control
Alternators
Radial and axial
Speed control
Active and passive
Towers
Guyed lattice, lattice, tilt up tower, monopole
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Foundations
Assessing Sites for Small Wind Energy Systems
The wind resource – wind quality and wind quantity
Finding wind resource at hub height
Siting wind
Measuring trees and obstacles
Establishing minimum hub heights
Sizing and Pricing a Wind System
Size categories
• Cabin, home, small commercial/farm
Sizing a wind system
Pricing a wind systems
Energy efficiency
Small Wind System Types
Utility inter-tied
Utility inter-tied with batteries
PV/wind hybrid
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Case studies – things that work and things that don’t
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Architects
6.5 HSW Contact Hours
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers and 6.5 HSW contact/CE hours to architects in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Illinois.
The American Institute of Architects has approved this event for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
This seminar also offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been submitted to any state contractor licensing board for continuing education approval.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Clay Sterling
Clay Sterling Midwest Renewable Energy Association
Mr. Sterling has been instructing both solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind courses at the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) for over ten years and is an Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) certified instructor in both PV and small wind energy. He has a construction background gained from working in his family’s plumbing shop and working nine years as a commercial electrician on large construction projects. In 2009, Wisconsin’s K-12 Energy Education Program named him the “Non-Formal Energy Educator of the Year.” He also received the “Clean Energy Trainer of the Year’’ award in 2013 from the IREC.
AIA Info
AIA Provider Statement:
HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).
This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
Course Title: Small Wind Energy Systems
Delivery Method: Live
Course Description: This 6.5 hour course covers the technical and system equipment details of small wind energy systems and covers site assessment, sizing and pricing.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to explain the fundamentals of wind turbine technology, alternators and speed control, and towers.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to describe the the process for assessing sites for wind energy systems, including siting the wind, measuring trees and obstacles, and establishing minimum hub heights.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to discuss the sizing of wind energy systems given the usage of the structure, and they will be able to understand the pricing and efficiency of wind energy systems.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to explain issues involved with tying small wind energy systems into utility systems, and they will be able to describe the potential for achieving solar photovoltaic/wind hybrid systems.
LUs: 6.5 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: An understanding of renewable energy issues.
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 04/01/2022
Complaint Resolution Policy:
Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to doug@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost, or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.