Community College of Rhode Island & Protrain Online - Wind Energy Technology

http://www.theknowledgebase.org/ccri/csdet.php

Lincoln, RI
Jaime Nash, Coordinator
(401) 333-7156
jnash@ccri.edu

This program is designed for people who seek entry level job in a wind-based electric power generation facilities. Currently there are thousands of wind-based electric generators operating in the United States.

240 hours
Modules:
Basic Safety - Basic Hazard Communication - Basic Lockout-Tagout - Basic Math - Applied Physics - Heat Exchangers - Lubrication and Bearings - Electrical Safety - Electricity for Operators and Technicians - Compressed Air - How to Read Process Drawings - Basic Process Instrumentation and Control - Pump Fundamentals - Centrifugal Pumps - Introduction to Wind Energy - Nature of Wind - Wind Energy Extraction Process - Wind Machine Aerodynamics - Wind-based Electric Generators - Wind Machine Gearboxes/Transmission Systems - Wind Machine Construction and Operation.

Retrieved from CCRI website on 1/21/2010.