Instructors with a good understanding of mechanical, electrical and hydraulic systems in general who have a desire to become familiar with Amatrol's curriculum for wind turbine technology will benefit the most from this course. Students will study basic principles of wind turbine systems. The course emphasizes both component and system level safety, operation, adjustment, troubleshooting, and maintenance. Specific topics will include the yaw drive, rotor lock, turbine control unit, turbine hydraulics, safety loop, parking and yaw brakes, twist box, turbine control, metrological instrumentation, individual blade troubleshooting, hub power, pitch control, servo pitch operation, servo reference position adjustment, emergency feather control, batteries, power voltage verification, generator system control and communications, turbine power-on and power-off, commissioning tests and data collection. Attendees will learn through a combination of individualized, hands-on learning with mechanical trainers and group instruction of concepts and principles.