WIND POWER

Period 1 presentation

The ruins of a Persian windmill

The modern windmill

How Tall Do They Get The tallest wind turbine is

Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Laasow. Its axis is 160 meters above ground and its rotor tips can reach a height of 205 meters. It is the only wind turbine in the world taller than 200 meters.

Math Mathematical Equation

Chartblades- the arm of a propeller or other similar rotary mechanism, as an electric fan or turbinerotor- Electricity . a rotating member of a machinepitch- the turning of the blades into or out of the wind to adjust the rotation speed and the generated powerbrake- is used to hold the turbine at rest for maintenancelow-speed shaft- The rotor turns the low-speed shaft at about 30 to 60 rotations per minute. gear box- a collection of mechanical components that deliver maximum power from an engine by managing a series of gear ratios that in turn operate a transmission.generator- a machine that converts one form of energy into another, especially mechanical energy into electrical energy.controller- a system that control the blades angel and makes a grid for all wind generators in a wind turbine farmanemometer- an instrument used for measuring the speed of windwind vane- used to measure wind direction and tells the yaw drive to turn the turbine towards the windnacelle- the streamlined housing that contains the inner workings of the wind turbinehigh-speed shaft- drives the generatoryaw drive- component of the horizontal axis, ensures that it produces the maximum amount of electricity. yaw motor- powers the yaw drivetower- raises the turbine to enable it to capture higher speed winds

How A Wind Mill Works

Height/Spans of Building

A generator has magnets spinning around a conductor which is usually a coil of wire. This rotation of the magnets eventually produces an electrical pressure called voltage.

Aerodynamics

Wind in Bradenton