BL-01 Introduction to Bladed software and wind turbine technology

Wind installations are becoming more and more competitive against other forms of generation. The optimization of wind turbine systems relies heavily upon the use of advanced software packages and must be performed according to design practices and standards. DNV GL’s Bladed is the industry standard integrated software package for the design of onshore and offshore wind turbines. Join our experts on this remote Bladed Open Training course starting on 1 March 2021 and learn about the load analysis process of both onshore and offshore wind turbines.

Course objective

The objective of this course is twofold: to provide participants with a solid background on significant topics ranging from the basics of wind energy conversion and control design to offshore load calculations and load analysis, and to present a series of hands-on workshops to allow participants to acquire a good command of the Bladed software. 

By the end of the coures you will be able to understand the basic principles of a wind turbine, build a complete wind turbine model, perform load calculations, understand control concepts and have an overview of site specific load calculations.

Course Topics

• Introduction to Bladed
• Building a wind turbine model
• Rotor aerodynamics
• Structural dynamics
• Control and safety systems
• Modelling the environment
• Running steady calculations
• Running simulations
• Post-processing and reporting
• The role of standards and certification
• Offshore wind climate and wave loading
• Offshore structures and foundations
• Site specific load calculations
• Seismic loading

Target group

Engineers who are new to the field of wind turbine design and / or new to using Bladed software.