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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to work on WECS
   • Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) processes and procedures for relevant work area are identified and applied in accordance with workplace procedures
2. Risk control measures are applied in accordance with workplace procedures prior to commencing work
3. Nature of apparatus problem is identified from documentation or from relevant person/s to determine the scope of work
4. Instructions for coordinating work with others is obtained from relevant person/s and applied
5. Materials required for the work are identified and accessed in accordance with workplace procedures
6. Tools, equipment and testing devices required to carry out work are obtained and checked for correct operation and safety
   • Workplace risk control measures and procedures are applied
7. Need to test or measure live electrical work is determined in accordance with WHS/OHS requirements and conducted in accordance with workplace procedures
8. Circuits are isolated in accordance with WHS/OHS requirements and workplace procedures
9. WECS problems are solved using measured and calculated values of apparatus operating parameters and in accordance with workplace procedures
10. Problems are solved without damage to apparatus, circuits, the surrounding environment and services using sustainable energy practices
11. Complete work and document problem-solving activities
    • Workplace risk control measures and procedures are applied
12. Worksite is cleaned and made safe in accordance with workplace procedures
13. Justification for solutions used to solve WECS problems is documented
14. Work completion is documented and relevant person/s notified in accordance with workplace procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
Problem solving in WECS must include the following:	installation, fault-finding, maintenance or development work functions on at least three of the following: determining the operating parameters of an existing apparatus identifying and locating electrical faults identifying and locating mechanical faults

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least one occasion and include:

understanding the nature of the problem using established routines to solve apparatus problems providing viable solutions to apparatus problems documenting justification for the solutions used dealing with unplanned events applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures and practices, including the use of risk control measures applying sustainable energy principles and practices checking isolation of circuits/machines/systems coordinating work with relevant person/s determining live electrical testing/measurement requirements identifying and accessing materials, tools, equipment and testing devices solving problems in wind energy conversion systems (WECS).

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions and include knowledge of:

types, construction and operating features of small WECS, construction and operating features to the extent indicated by the following aspects: basic operation of lift and drag type WECS characteristics of WECS in terms of power and torque, efficiency (power and output co-efficient), solidity and tip speed ratio major categories and sub-categories of WECS advantages and disadvantages of each type of WECS suitable materials for the construction of WECS taking into consideration fatigue stresses and environmental conditions such as salt air, humidity and ice typical system configurations and components for stand-alone power systems and water pumping strategies and/or mechanisms to control mechanical stresses on the WECS in gale force winds and power output for battery charging appropriate types of WECS for a particular application problem-solving techniques relevant manufacturer specifications relevant safe work method statements (SWMS)/job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements relevant workplace documentation relevant workplace policies and procedures encompassing: power output for battery charging water pumping.

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