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
Shaft
Generator
wind
drive
windmill(rotor blade)
generating process
drive
generator