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	[[File:Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Wind turbine.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg</ref>]]		[[File:Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Wind turbine.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg</ref>]]
	<onlyinclude>'''Wind turbines''' operate by transforming the [[kinetic energy]] in [[wind]] into [[mechanical power]] which is used to [[electric generator\|generate electricity]] by spinning a [[generator]].</onlyinclude> These [[turbine]]s can be on land, or can be [[offshore wind turbine]]s.<ref name=Win>Wind Energy Technologies Office (Nov.29, 2018). ''How Wind Turbines Work'' [Online] Available: https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/how-do-wind-turbines-work</ref>		<onlyinclude>'''Wind turbines''' operate by transforming the [[kinetic energy]] in [[wind]] into [[mechanical power]] which is used to [[electric generator\|generate electricity]] by spinning a [[generator]].</onlyinclude> These [[turbine]]s can be on land, or can be [[offshore wind turbine]]s.<ref name=Win>Wind Energy Technologies Office (Nov.29, 2018). ''How Wind Turbines Work'' [Online] Available: https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/how-do-wind-turbines-work</ref>

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	[[File:Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Wind turbine.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg</ref>]]		[[File:Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Wind turbine.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg</ref>]]
	<onlyinclude>'''Wind turbines''' operate by transforming the [[kinetic energy]] in [[wind]] into [[mechanical power]] which is used to [[electric generator\|generate electricity]] by spinning a [[generator]].</onlyinclude> These [[turbine]]s can be on land, or can be [[offshore wind turbine]]s.<ref name=~~Ref1~~>~~Windustry~~ (~~2012~~). ''How ~~Big are~~ Wind Turbines?'' [Online] Available: ~~http~~://www.~~windustry~~.~~org~~/~~resources~~/how-~~big-are~~-wind-turbines</ref>		<onlyinclude>'''Wind turbines''' operate by transforming the [[kinetic energy]] in [[wind]] into [[mechanical power]] which is used to [[electric generator\|generate electricity]] by spinning a [[generator]].</onlyinclude> These [[turbine]]s can be on land, or can be [[offshore wind turbine]]s.<ref name=Win>Wind Energy Technologies Office (Nov.29, 2018). ''How Wind Turbines Work'' [Online] Available: https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/how-do-wind-turbines-work</ref>

	==Turbine Components==		==Turbine Components==
	[[File:EERE_illust_large_turbine.gif\|360px\|thumbnail\|Figure 2. Illustration of Wind Turbine Components (click to enlarge).<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/EERE_illust_large_turbine.gif</ref>]]		[[File:EERE_illust_large_turbine.gif\|360px\|thumbnail\|Figure 2. Illustration of Wind Turbine Components (click to enlarge).<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/EERE_illust_large_turbine.gif</ref>]]

	~~Regardless of size, modern~~ wind turbines generally consist of several main components:		Modern wind turbines come a variety of sizes but all types generally consist of several main components:<ref name=Ref1>Windustry (2012). ''How Big are Wind Turbines?'' [Online] Available: http://www.windustry.org/resources/how-big-are-wind-turbines</ref>
	*'''Rotor Blades''' - The rotor blades of a wind turbine operate under the same principle as aircraft wings. One side of the blade is curved while the other is flat. The wind flows more quickly along the curved edge, creating a difference in [[pressure]] on either side of the blade. The blades are “pushed” by the [[air]] in order to equalize the pressure difference, causing the blades to turn.<ref name=Ref2>Energy Center of Wisconsin. (n.d.). ''Parts of a Turbine'' [Online]. Available: http://www.ecw.org/windpower/web/cat2a.html</ref>		*'''Rotor Blades''' - The rotor blades of a wind turbine operate under the same principle as aircraft wings. One side of the blade is curved while the other is flat. The wind flows more quickly along the curved edge, creating a difference in [[pressure]] on either side of the blade. The blades are “pushed” by the [[air]] in order to equalize the pressure difference, causing the blades to turn.<ref name=Ref2>Energy Center of Wisconsin. (n.d.). ''Parts of a Turbine'' [Online]. Available: http://www.ecw.org/windpower/web/cat2a.html</ref>
	*'''Nacelle''' – The nacelle contains a set of gears and a generator. The turning blades are linked to the generator by the gears. The gears convert the relatively slow blade rotation to the generator rotation speed of approximately 1500 [[rpm]].<ref name=Ref2/> The generator then converts the [[rotational energy]] from the blades into [[electrical energy]].		*'''Nacelle''' – The nacelle contains a set of gears and a generator. The turning blades are linked to the generator by the gears. The gears convert the relatively slow blade rotation to the generator rotation speed of approximately 1500 [[rpm]].<ref name=Ref2/> The generator then converts the [[rotational energy]] from the blades into [[electrical energy]].
	*'''Tower''' – The blades and nacelle are mounted on top of a tower. The tower is constructed to hold the rotor blades off the ground and at an ideal wind [[speed]]. Towers are between 50-100 [[meter\|m]] above the surface of the [[water]].~~<ref name=Ref1/>~~ Offshore towers are generally fixed to the bottom of the water body, although research is ongoing to ~~develope~~ a tower that floats on the surface.		*'''Tower''' – The blades and nacelle are mounted on top of a tower. The tower is constructed to hold the rotor blades off the ground and at an ideal wind [[speed]]. Towers are usually between 50-100 [[meter\|m]] above the surface of the ground or [[water]]. Offshore towers are generally fixed to the bottom of the water body, although research is ongoing to develop a tower that floats on the surface.<ref name=Win/>

	==Visualization of turbine==		==Visualization of turbine==
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			==For Further Reading==
			*[[Wind]]
			*[[Electricity]]
			*[[Wind farm]]
			*[[Generator]]
			*[[Mechanical energy]]
			*Or explore a [[Special:Random\|random page]]

	==References==		==References==
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	[[File:Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Wind turbine.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg</ref>]]		[[File:Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Wind turbine.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg</ref>]]
	<onlyinclude>'''Wind turbines''' operate by transforming the kinetic energy in [[wind]] into [[mechanical power]] which is used to [[electric generator\|generate electricity]] by spinning a [[generator]].</onlyinclude> These [[turbine]]s can be on land, or can be [[offshore wind turbine]]s.<ref name=Ref1>Windustry (2012). ''How Big are Wind Turbines?'' [Online] Available: http://www.windustry.org/resources/how-big-are-wind-turbines</ref>		<onlyinclude>'''Wind turbines''' operate by transforming the [[kinetic energy]] in [[wind]] into [[mechanical power]] which is used to [[electric generator\|generate electricity]] by spinning a [[generator]].</onlyinclude> These [[turbine]]s can be on land, or can be [[offshore wind turbine]]s.<ref name=Ref1>Windustry (2012). ''How Big are Wind Turbines?'' [Online] Available: http://www.windustry.org/resources/how-big-are-wind-turbines</ref>

	==Turbine Components==		==Turbine Components==
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	Regardless of size, modern wind turbines generally consist of several main components:		Regardless of size, modern wind turbines generally consist of several main components:
	*'''Rotor Blades''' - The rotor blades of a wind turbine operate under the same principle as aircraft wings. One side of the blade is curved while the other is flat. The wind flows more quickly along the curved edge, creating a difference in [[pressure]] on either side of the blade. The blades are “pushed” by the air in order to equalize the pressure difference, causing the blades to turn.<ref name=Ref2>Energy Center of Wisconsin. (n.d.). ''Parts of a Turbine'' [Online]. Available: http://www.ecw.org/windpower/web/cat2a.html</ref>		*'''Rotor Blades''' - The rotor blades of a wind turbine operate under the same principle as aircraft wings. One side of the blade is curved while the other is flat. The wind flows more quickly along the curved edge, creating a difference in [[pressure]] on either side of the blade. The blades are “pushed” by the [[air]] in order to equalize the pressure difference, causing the blades to turn.<ref name=Ref2>Energy Center of Wisconsin. (n.d.). ''Parts of a Turbine'' [Online]. Available: http://www.ecw.org/windpower/web/cat2a.html</ref>
	*'''Nacelle''' – The nacelle contains a set of gears and a generator. The turning blades are linked to the generator by the gears. The gears convert the relatively slow blade rotation to the generator rotation speed of approximately 1500 [[rpm]].<ref name=Ref2/> The generator then converts the [[rotational energy]] from the blades into electrical energy.		*'''Nacelle''' – The nacelle contains a set of gears and a generator. The turning blades are linked to the generator by the gears. The gears convert the relatively slow blade rotation to the generator rotation speed of approximately 1500 [[rpm]].<ref name=Ref2/> The generator then converts the [[rotational energy]] from the blades into [[electrical energy]].
	*'''Tower''' – The blades and nacelle are mounted on top of a tower. The tower is constructed to hold the rotor blades off the ground and at an ideal wind speed. Towers are between 50-100 [[meter\|m]] above the surface of the water.<ref name=Ref1/> Offshore towers are generally fixed to the bottom of the water body, although research is ongoing to develope a tower that floats on the surface.		*'''Tower''' – The blades and nacelle are mounted on top of a tower. The tower is constructed to hold the rotor blades off the ground and at an ideal wind [[speed]]. Towers are between 50-100 [[meter\|m]] above the surface of the [[water]].<ref name=Ref1/> Offshore towers are generally fixed to the bottom of the water body, although research is ongoing to develope a tower that floats on the surface.

	==Visualization of turbine==		==Visualization of turbine==

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	[[File:Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Wind turbine.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg</ref>]]		[[File:Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Wind turbine.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg</ref>]]
	<onlyinclude>'''Wind turbines''' operate by transforming the kinetic energy in [[wind]] into [[mechanical power]] which is used to [[electric generator\|generate electricity]] by spinning a [[generator]].</onlyinclude> These [[turbine]]s can be on land, or can be [[offshore wind turbine]]s.<ref name=Ref1>Windustry (2012). ''How Big are Wind Turbines?'' [Online] Available: http://www.windustry.org/resources/how-big-are-wind-turbines</ref>		<onlyinclude>'''Wind turbines''' operate by transforming the kinetic energy in [[wind]] into [[mechanical power]] which is used to [[electric generator\|generate electricity]] by spinning a [[generator]].</onlyinclude> These [[turbine]]s can be on land, or can be [[offshore wind turbine]]s.<ref name=Ref1>Windustry (2012). ''How Big are Wind Turbines?'' [Online] Available: http://www.windustry.org/resources/how-big-are-wind-turbines</ref>
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	==Visualization of turbine==		==Visualization of turbine==

			MidAmerican Energy Company has an excellent video on the '''construction''' of a wind turbine, to watch click [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84BeVq2Jm88 here].

			The video below, created by UVSAR, shows a turbine's parts in detail.

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[[File:Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg|200px|thumb|Figure 1. Wind turbine.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Darling_Wind_Farm.jpg</ref>]]
<onlyinclude>'''Wind turbines''' operate by transforming the kinetic energy in [[wind]] into [[mechanical power]] which is used to [[electric generator|generate electricity]] by spinning a [[generator]].</onlyinclude> These [[turbine]]s can be on land, or can be [[offshore wind turbine]]s.<ref name=Ref1>Windustry (2012). ''How Big are Wind Turbines?'' [Online] Available: http://www.windustry.org/resources/how-big-are-wind-turbines</ref>

==Turbine Components==
[[File:EERE_illust_large_turbine.gif|360px|thumbnail|Figure 2. Illustration of Wind Turbine Components (click to enlarge).<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/EERE_illust_large_turbine.gif</ref>]]

Regardless of size, modern wind turbines generally consist of several main components:
*'''Rotor Blades''' - The rotor blades of a wind turbine operate under the same principle as aircraft wings. One side of the blade is curved while the other is flat. The wind flows more quickly along the curved edge, creating a difference in [[pressure]] on either side of the blade. The blades are “pushed” by the air in order to equalize the pressure difference, causing the blades to turn.<ref name=Ref2>Energy Center of Wisconsin. (n.d.). ''Parts of a Turbine'' [Online]. Available: http://www.ecw.org/windpower/web/cat2a.html</ref>
*'''Nacelle''' – The nacelle contains a set of gears and a generator. The turning blades are linked to the generator by the gears. The gears convert the relatively slow blade rotation to the generator rotation speed of approximately 1500 [[rpm]].<ref name=Ref2/> The generator then converts the [[rotational energy]] from the blades into electrical energy.
*'''Tower''' – The blades and nacelle are mounted on top of a tower. The tower is constructed to hold the rotor blades off the ground and at an ideal wind speed. Towers are between 50-100 [[meter|m]] above the surface of the water.<ref name=Ref1/> Offshore towers are generally fixed to the bottom of the water body, although research is ongoing to develope a tower that floats on the surface.

==Visualization of turbine==
<html>
<iframe width="820" height="565" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LNXTm7aHvWc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</html>

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Uploaded]]