wind energy

what's the wind energy

Wind energy (or wind power) refers to the process of creating electricity using the wind, or air flows that occur naturally in the earth’s atmosphere.

three main types of wind energy

Distributed or "small" wind

Offshore wind

Utility-scale wind

wind turbine

the basic structure

operating principle

energy in the wind turns two or three propeller-like blades around a rotor. The rotor is connected to the main shaft, which spins a generator to create electricity.

Rotor blade

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Shaft

Generator

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drive

windmill(rotor blade)

generating process

drive

generator