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Thursday, October 14, 2010

PhD scholarship in Aerodynamic and Mechanical System Modelling, Denmark

Overview

DTU Mechanical Engineering conducts teaching and research in basic mechanics, advanced design tools, product development, energy systems, coastal hydrodynamics and marine technology.

Wind power technology, the most competitive renewable energy technology, is quickly developing. The size of individual wind turbine continues to grow and the penetration of wind power into power grid is increasing rapidly. Consequently, the impact of wind turbines on electric power security and quality becomes more and more important and presents great challenges and demands on wind turbine performance. In order to provide reliable and high quality power, the wind turbine should be appropriately designed and controlled to present the desired characteristics. Clearly, good modelling and simulation techniques are cost-effective methods to investigate the wind turbine performance and to optimize the design and control of wind turbines.

Objective of PhD. project

Many of the problems of gearboxes and bearings encountered in wind turbines of today originate from a lack of detailed knowledge of the transient load through the drive train of the wind turbine. The project aims to develop a modelling tool, which can be used to simulate various wind turbine systems, study the effects of various key components and their variations on the system performance.


The main task is to analyse the transient loadings in a complete drive train, including the gearbox and the generator.

Specific points are:

Establish data for rotor and drive train
Modelling of rotor and drive train
Interaction with other subsystems
Model evaluation and verification

Qualifications

Candidates should have a master's degree in mechanical engineering or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master's degree in mechanical engineering. Candidates with prior knowledge in machine elements and wind turbines technology are preferred.

Approval and Enrolment

The scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. Salary and appointment terms

The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students. The period of employment is 3 years.

Further information

Further information may be obtained from Professor Jens N. Sørensen , tel: +45 4525 4314 and Associate Professor Niels L. Pedersen, tel: +45 4525 5667.

You can read more about Department of Mechanical Engineering on www.mek.dtu.dk.

Application

We must have your online application by October 18, 2010. Please open the link "apply for this job online ("søg stillingen online") in the grey bar below and fill in the application form and attach your application, CV and information about academic grades. Applications must include documentation of a completed master's degree in mechanical engineering.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.


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