Wind energy: Power in the wind -Wind turbine site assessment basics - Basics of wind turbine design - Wind turbine blade design - Wind turbine alternator design - Wind turbine control systems - Balance of system - Wind turbine towers - Wind turbine monitoring - Diagnosis and prognosis of wind turbine failure - Design concept, Testing, Principles of wind electric generators, classification - Basic characteristics of Electric generators, variable and constant speed machines - Mechanical considerations and speed coupling - WECS applications - Stand alone, grid connected and wind farms, WECS systems–Grid interconnection and associated instrumentation, System stability, grid penetration - Aerodynamic design principles, aerodynamic theories- Research project.