Your Questions About Wind Turbine Generators Types
Paul asks…
How does a wind turbine generate electricity?
im making a diagram upon how wind turbines generate electricty
so please help me to like create. i know the wind turns the blades which creates electricity via the generatore. but how does it occur.
what type of energy is used. EG kinetic, thermal?
/thank you xxx
admin answers:
A wind turbine is a rotary device that extracts energy from the wind. If the mechanical energy is used directly by machinery, such as for pumping water, cutting lumber or grinding stones, the machine is called a windmill. If the mechanical energy is instead converted to electricity, the machine is called a wind generator, wind turbine, wind turbine generator (WTG), wind power unit (WPU), wind energy converter (WEC), or aerogenerator.
References :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_turbine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_wind_turbine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev_wind_turbine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windpump
Ruth asks…
What can you tell me about wind turbines that move vertically or in a helix shape?
Our town is considering purchasing several of these types of wind turbines. I am on the youth advisory board and we think it will save us time and money as well as a cleaner, more efficient source of energy. Links, videos, and any other information is greatly appreciated as well as your general imput. Thanks!
Overall, do you think this would be an investment or a waste of money. (We would receive grants, fund raise, etc…)
admin answers:
Kinda depends…. Are you getting a contractor to show-up and install it, or is the project being done by locals? That is who is responsible for design, fabrication, installation?
If this is to produce electricity, are the generators a direct to grid design or will there be inverters?
Send me individual email, I’ll discuss this with you, if you are interested…
Given “grant $” this could be a win-win, HOWEVER, has anyone checked on the MTBF figures for the sort of wind plant that you intend to install? There are things that could make this a GREAT investment and there are factors that could end up costing your town a LOT of $ for no benefit at all.
I have no idea, how much or what sort of research has already been done. …. What?
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