Wind Turbine
See also:
Wind turbines near Aalborg, Denmark. For scale, a standard doorway can be seen at the base of the pylon.
A wind turbine is a rotating machine that converts the kinetic energy in wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used directly by machinery, such as a pump or grinding stones, the machine is usually called a windmill. If the mechanical energy is then converted to electricity, the machine is called a wind generator, wind turbine, wind power unit (WPU) or wind energy converter (WEC).
This article discusses electric power generation machinery. Windmill discusses machines used for grain-grinding, water pumping, etc. The article on wind power describes turbine placement, economics, public concerns, and controversy. The wind energy section of that article describes the distribution of wind energy over time, and how that affects wind-turbine design. See environmental concerns with electricity generation for discussion of environmental problems with wind-energy production.
For more information see the following links:
Further reading
- BBC News,"Wind farms 'must take root in UK", http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4560139.stm, BBC News, Copyright 2007
- Alan Wyatt: Electric Power: Challenges and Choices. Book Press Ltd., Toronto 1986, ISBN 0-920650-00-7
- Tony Burton, David Sharpe, Nick Jenkins, Ervin Bossanyi: Wind Energy Handbook, John Wiley & Sons, 1st edition (2001), ISBN 0-471-48997-2
- Darrell, Dodge, Early History Through 1875, TeloNet Web Development, http://telosnet.com/wind/early.html, Copyright 1996-2001
- David, Macaulay, New Way Things Work, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Copyright 1994-1999, pg.41-42
External links
General wind turbine information
- Domestic and Commercial wind turbine directory and information wiki, SustainableX.com
- 3.01 MW Demonstration Wind Farm Online data (last 10min)
- Eric, Eggleston, What are vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTS)?, American Wind Energy Association
- History of wind energy, U.S Department of Energy
- How wind turbines work, U.S Department of Energy
- Wind turbine configurations, American Wind
- Wind energy economics, Danish Wind Industry Association
- Wind Energy Technology World Wind Energy Association
- Wind turbine simulation, National Geographic
- Wind Turbine Generators, Durham University, UK
- Wind turbines and birds
- Wind turbines and shipwrecks
- How to calcuate the power a small wind turbine will produce
Wind turbine manufacturers
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