Energy Wind A Review by Beau Peelle
EnergyWind
A Review by Beau Peelle
Humans have beenharnessing windenergy for millennia,from Egyptiansailboats to Persianwindmills.
By this measure, usingwind energy togenerate electricityisn't a far out idea!Here's how it works.
Rotor and Blades
1
It all starts here
Blades are attached to a rotor, for thepurpose of capturing the wind's
mechanical energy. When you see theblades spin, you're seeing that energy
transfer in action.
Blades are attached to a rotor, for thepurpose of capturing the wind's
mechanical energy. When you see theblades spin, you're seeing that energy
transfer in action.
The Shaft
2
Putting it together
Just as the rotor turns, so does the shaftthat is attached to it. The shaft is
connected on the other end to thegenerator. As it turns, a process begins
that allows the wind's energy to beconverted to electricity.
The Generator
3
The powerhouse of the turbine
The generator is madeup of two parts: aconductor and itssurrounding magnets.
The generator's magnets are connectedto the shaft. As the shaft turns, the
magnets rotate about the conductor,which creates electric current.
Put simply, voltage is theenergy that allows electricityto move between two points.
Once the conductorgenerates voltage, electricityis ready to be distributed to
power lines.