Wind Energy Wind Turbines
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Q: What forms of energy and energy transformations are involved in wind turbines?
Hey
Im doing a research about wind turbines and how it generates energy using wind power
I need to know the energy conversions involved in the process of the wind turbines.
Im not quite sure on what forms of energy are involved
Here are all of the forms of energy:
thermal, electrical, radiant, nuclear potential, gravitation potential, kinetic, elastic potential, sound, and chemical potential.
I also need to know the wind turbines energy transformation equation.
For example a microwave oven,
electrical energy -> radiant energy -> thermal energy
Please help 
help will be greatly appreciated and rewarded with points ofc
A: The mass and velocity of the air give it KE
The wind turbine blades convert the KE to ME (mechanical energy; the one you left out of your list of ‘all’ the forms of energy…!)
The generator converts the ME to electrical energy, the most useful grade of energy.
At each conversion point, some of the input energy is not used, causing the output energy to be less than the input. For ex: The wind downstream of the blades is slowed, but not stopped. Ergo, it still has some of its KE and the blades have picked up the rest as ME. As I recall, the maximum efficiency of any blade system is about 36%. The ME to EE step is about 90% efficient. Of course, all the efficiencies multiply, so you come out with less than 36%, but considering that the original wind energy is created directly from solar heating of land masses (ie, free), things don’t look so gloomy…….
Q: Do you think the large wind turbines for wind energy are unsightly?
I have heard that many people believe the wind turbines are ugly and should be kept out of the view of homes. I believe they are beautiful and are necessary. What do you think?
A: I think they are beautiful and should count as a sculpture. It is a perception issue. We are a glutenous nation and we tolerate smog, but not wind turbines or solar panels.
Q: How do Wind Turbines convert wind into energy?
I am doing a project for school (its not for a class but its for a teacher me and my friends hang with at lunch) and it has to do with renewable energy. and I need to know how wind turbines convert wind into usable energy.
also if you can tell me how they convert the tides’ and suns’ natural energy into energy used for everyday appliances like lightbulbs and machines.
thanks in advance!
thanks for all the great answers!!!
I think this is the most amount of answers I have ever gotten when I’ve asked a question.
A: Wind turbines take the energy in moving air (wind) and converts it to electrical power with a generator. The force of the wind on the blades of the windmill (wind turbine) causes it to rotate with a force (like a toy pinwheel if you blow on it). This rotational force causes a generator to turn. Magnets in the generator causes an electrical current to flow. This electrical current is used to power things such as light bulbs.
Wind energy ultimately comes from sunlight. The weather is powered by the sun heating the ground and water which causes air to heat up and rise (or water to heat and evaporate). These moving currents of air and water vapor are the basis for all weather (and wind is of course part of the weather). You can use something very much like a wind turbine in the water to harness tidal power. Tidal power is caused by the gravitational drag from the Moon and Sun on large bodies of water such as the Oceans. Tides cause water to rise and fall. If you have an bay or inlet where water flows during a tidal change, you can put a water turbine to power a generator from the flow of the incoming or outgoing tide.
Q: How should i start my energy/wind turbine company?
I am a 23 year old student. It is my ambition to develop a company that generates energy through offshore wind farm using wind turbines. It has not been attempted in my city (nor in my country) yet but the wind blows EVERYDAY! So much so that the town i live in is called the ‘windy city’. I always day dream of how successful this a company of this nature could become. Is there anyone out there with some solid advice for me??
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Q: How could i start my energy/wind turbine company?
I am a 23 year old economics student. It is my ambition to develop a company that generates energy through offshore wind farm using wind turbines. It has not been attempted in my city (nor in my country) yet but the wind blows EVERYDAY! So much so that the town i live in is called the ‘windy city’. I always day dream of how successful this a company of this nature could become. Is there anyone out there with some solid advice for me??
A: Wind farms seem like a great idea don’t they? Permanent energy for free. Unfortunately they don’t work!
I am no physicist but I understand that the energy generated by each turbine is minute so you need thousands and thousands and that the output is too uneven to be able to be used efficiently. Also they are incredibly noisy so you could not possibly install them in a town.
Sorry :-
Q: How long will it take for wind turbines to take over and provide the energy to power our country?
Wind turbines that are strategically placed around the would harvest wind energy 24/7 with out using a drop of oil except say for the occasional maintenance crew that has to drive up to the turbine.
Which candidate will push us further and harder in to the new age where we don’t depend so much on foreign oil.
A: From what I’ve seen Democrats seem to be pushing harder for clean energy than the Republicans have. From what I’ve seen on the 2 candidates, O’Bama seems to be going in the direction I want to see the country go.
Q: what type of energy do wind turbines produce?
what type of energy do wind turbines produce? website would also be appreciated.
A: Hey Chelsea. Wind turbines produce what is called wild AC initially, and not usable in most homes and buildings. Normally, the wild AC is converted to DC power, like a car battery by the wind tubines own control box so that it can be used to charge a battery bank of some sort. We have a home that is powered by the wind and sun, our wind turbine was built by Southwest Windpower of Flagstaff, AZ. There are other manufacturers around.
There are 2 primary ways to get the wind power into your home. One is a stand alone system like ours. The wind turbine and solar panels feed into a large battery bank whenever the wind or sun is available. Then a device called an inverter converts the battery power to normal household AC power and feeds it into the home. The other type which is fast becoming the desired approach is a grid tied system. You take the windpower and feed it directly into a grid tied inverter that converts it straight to the electrical grid, no battery. If you are producing more than you can use, the excess feeds out into the grid and is used by your neighbors, and your electrical meter spins backwards. If you are using more than you are producing, the shortage is made up from the grid and your meter spins forward. At the end of the month the meter is read, and you are billed for the difference. These are less expensive and simpler, no battery or charge controllers to buy or replace. The only problem is if the grid loses power, your wind turbine has to shut down, you can’t balance your turbiner directly to the needs of one home, the excess has to go someplace all the time. Hope this helps, take care, Rudydoo
Q: are wind turbines energy efficient over their lifetime?
does the energy cost of manufacturing, operating and then decommissioning a wind turbine exceed the energy it produces over its lifetime?
A: It will produce far more energy than it took to make.
Q: I want to make wind turbines and go into wind energy how?
What major should I major in to do this? Which schools should I look into? Will I have a job in the future?
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Q: disadvantages of wind turbines/energy?
where can i find evidence stating that wind-produced energy is inefficient, that wind turbines are dangerous, etc?
please do not leave me information about why wind energy is, in fact, cost-effective in the long term or why the rumor of it killing birds is BS, etc. i need this information for a debate case for school; please only leave sources that can help me. (i’ve asked similar questions in the past, and received two answers, both giving me information proving the exact opposite of what i am asking for)
and due to strict resources guidelines, i cannot use evidence from blogs or wikepidea, so please do not leave sources leading to these places. thanks!
A: The problem is that aside from the whole bird thing… wind energy actually doesn’t really have many negatives.
Other than noise, endangering wildlife, and being “eyesores”, wind energy is generally really beneficial. I know that this doesn’t help you all that much, but I think these are the only true negatives to it.
http://www.vtce.org/wind.html
I don’t know if this website will help or not, but it talks about how wind energy is more expensive than other sources of energy.
Q: How many bats die annually do to wind energy turbines?
i need the most recent data please this is the only hole people can seem to poke in my debate case is bat deaths and that’s because i can’t seem to find an argument against it so please give me information with a low number or a way to counter this.
A: Common sense is your best argument. I doubt you’ll find any statistics on it due to the over whelming lack of evidence to support the rebuttal. A bat can navigate through darkness better than a human can in broad day light. Scientific fact. The following link is an absurd attempt to pull at your heart strings, linking bat deaths with wind turbines. The most amazing part of it and absurdity is, that they claim wind turbines create a change in air pressure forcing the lungs in these critters to explode. This is pure cock and bull. Air pressure changes all the time for various reasons. A passing thunderstorm will change air pressure. Weather is caused by changing air pressure. Even if this science fiction drama was true, one could simply fall back on the reliability that evolution will give bats better lungs. Aside from that, wind turbines DON’T have to resemble airplane propellers. They can be constructed with the blades in a cylindrical fashion running vertical or horizontal. Activists are never a happy sort, they will do anything to fight against the establishment no matter what changes.
http://globalisation-and-the-environment.blogspot.com/2008/09/death-by-turbine-exploding-bat-lungs.html
Q: So we can use wind turbines to generation Energy, ie Wind Power. The Earth has many more powerful elements …
So we can use wind turbines to generation Energy, ie Wind Power. The Earth has many more powerful elements … Could these be harvested to create Power?
A: Yes we can. We just have to be weened off of nuclear and oil generated power. Many companies would be hurting and many people would be out of the job if we switched to natural power over night. We are slowly but surly switching to natural power. California is using tidal power for some things. Some places are using wind power. The ecological park down the hill from me gets their power from the sun. Some houses on my road have solar panels on their roofs for solar power. We are slowly heading in the right direction. Some companies and other places use geothermal energy (heat from the Earth’s interior for power).
Q: How do i get a Government grant to start an green energy company with wind turbines?
I really want to start an energy company, using the big wind turbines. I have a location which i think may be suitable. I was wondering if i could get a government grant or loan to where i could make my dream possible. can anyone help me to understand the process?
A: prepare a detailed project report and approach a VC firm. they will help you in your dream come true project
Q: how do you create energy from wind turbines?
is the same as in a thermal power stasion but insted of using steam you use wind?
A: you cannot create energy, as Eienstien said the amount of Energy in the universe is constan, all you can do is change wind into electrical
basically the wind turns a big sail, the sail turns a shaft that drives via a gearbox the generator, the magnetic movemement in a coil converts the rotational enegy into electrical enegy.
This is basically the same method all electric is generated, just something else is used to provided the rotational movement
Q: What provides more energy? Wind turbines or solar panals?
A: This is the wrong Q. What we need is solar in warm places and wind turbines where the wind blows. Geothermal where it is hot just under the surface.
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