- Philadelphia Universi Design of Wind Energy System (0611532) WY MIDTREM EXAM ee Faculty of Engineering Date: 15-5-2022 Xonar ; Department of Renewable Energy Engineering Key Saluwhion y slate spa gy Instructor: Prof. Mohammed Al-Odat Question One: (15 Marks) Circle the most correct choice of the following statements 1- The part of the wind turbine system that measures wind speed and transmits wind speed data to the controller is called——------ @ Anemometer: b) Gear box: c) Rotor d) Nacelle 2- Darius Rotor is classified as —- a) Horizontal axis Wind Turbine (8) Vertical axis Wind Turbine c) Local axis Wind Turbine 4) None of these 3- Three-blade has low starting torque but is more efficient at high rotation rates. Used for —- @ generating electricity b) Grain Milling ) Water pumping d) All of these 4- The power in the wind “Py” is proportional to the wind speed v--—-- a) Quadratic ©) cubically ©) Linearly 4d) None of these 56- The range of wind speed suitable for wind generation is-—~ a) 0-05 m/s b) 5-10 m/s @© 5-25 ms d) 50 - 100 m/s 6- Wind turbines cannot capture more than -----—-of wind’s energy @59.3% b) 30% ©) 60% 4) 25% 7- Wind speed tends to increase with. ‘ight of the tower a) decreasing b) keeping (©)increasing d) None of these 8- A wind generator has a rated power output a particular wind speed of 40 kW at 30 km/hr. If wind speed drops so do power to 15 km/hr., The rated power output will be—- a) 80 kW @skw )4.2kW d) 10kW e) None of these9- If the maximum value of an AC current is20 Am, Then the root mean square RMS value is equal to a) 28.2 Am 4 1Am ©) 10 Am 4) 40 Am €) None of these 10- If the real AC power is 10 W and the apparent power is 12 kW, Then the power factor is—-—~ a) 73% Gy 3% oH lo. a3 /. ©. 83% d) None of these 7 11- Transformers are rated in terms of their. a) Real power (kW) b) Reactive power (kVA) (apparent power (kVA) d) None of these 12- A transformer with 100 coils on the primary and 600 coils on the secondary will be a) Step-down Transformer @Step-up Transformer ©) DC Transformer 4) None of these 13- The electrical device that convert mechanical power to electrical power is -—~ a) motors b) Inverter (©) Generators 4) Transformer 14- The type of generators that is used in large central a) [Induction generators (&)synchronous generators ©) DC generators d) None of these 15- The first steps in the of wind turbine is a) Select topology b) Estimate preliminary loads c) Review previous experience @yDetermine application Question Two (15 Marks) 1- @ Marks) State (i) three methods of wind turbine Rotor Power Control i pitch Corte] (0) Saw system re) stall Conbrel (4) heredy name Suyfecey 2- (2 Marks) Write down two methods that can be used for storage of wind power () Battervey (2) Water Porping3- Design anid Construction of wind machines must include many aspects, write down five of Dei kee ef biden 63 Blale Materigh (3) Ha chesig. 4) Rewer Conbre) (8) Rober Peed Ob Cri enh en a TyRe f 9 ener} or 4- Name the parts in the we figure (four at least) (2 Marks) 5- Write down two methods used for lightning protection (2 Marks) a) Lu ghtning rool 2) Light nivg Cond ucho 6- Consider 3.1- wwe ated wind turbine with three-blades in Tafila Wind Farm. The rotor diameter is equal 112 m, An actual power rated power of 3.1 MW is produced at a rated wind speed of 12 m/s and air density (p) is 1.22 kg/m?,Calculate the following a) Turbine swept area b) Theoretical wind power (Pw) ©) Betz limit power expected at the rated wind 4) Power factor (efficiency) at the maa wind speed and check if the turbine is within the Betz limit. (5 Marks) uae = 4st) = 4¢52 m™ m= Legay? = iar (aise) Ln annie Vo 38 4832-6 W =lo Mw Rar =¢QGeuy = 64 MW) fp = So = Ber 12: u