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• Wind turbine design — An example of a wind turbine, this 3 bladed turbine is the classic design of modern wind turbines Wind turbines History Design …   Wikipedia

• Wind turbine — Offshore wind farm using 5MW turbines REpower 5M in the North Sea off Belgium This article discusses wind powered electrical generators. See windmill for wind powered machinery used to grind grain or pump water. A wind turbine is a device that… …   Wikipedia

• wind turbine — n. wind generator, machine used to convert the kinetic energy in wind into mechanical energy …   English contemporary dictionary

• wind turbine — /ˈwɪnd tɜbaɪn/ (say wind terbuyn) noun a modern windmill, usually with blades designed like aeroplane wings, which drives a generator to produce electricity when wind turns the blades; varies in size from small domestic types to large computer… …  

• Turbine generator —   A device that uses steam, heated gases, water flow or wind to cause spinning motion that activates electromagnetic forces and generates electricity.   California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms …   Energy terms

• Wind power in Scotland — is an area of considerable activity. Wind power is the fastest growing of the renewable energy technologies in Scotland and the world s largest wind turbine generator (5 MW) is currently undergoing testing in the North Sea, 15 miles off the east… …   Wikipedia

• Darrieus wind turbine — Fig. 1: A Darrieus wind turbine once used to generate electricity on the Magdalen Islands The Darrieus wind turbine is a type of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) used to generate electricity from the energy carried in the wind. The turbine… …   Wikipedia

• Airborne wind turbine — An airborne wind turbine is a design concept for a wind turbine that is supported in the air without a tower. [cite web | title=Windmills in the Sky | work=Wired News: Windmills in the Sky | author=David Cohn | publisher=San Francisco: Wired News …   Wikipedia

• Small wind turbine — Small wind turbines may be as small as a fifty watt generator for boat or caravan use. Small units often have direct drive generators, direct current output, aeroelastic blades, lifetime bearings and use a vane to point into the wind. Larger,… …   Wikipedia

• Turby wind turbine — The Turby is a brand of vertical axis Darrieus wind turbine. The three vertical aerofoil blades have a helical twist of 60 degrees, similar to Gorlov s water turbines . Since the wind pulls each blade around on both the windward and leeward sides …   Wikipedia

• Nacelle (wind turbine) — Components of a horizontal axis wind turbine (gearbox, rotor shaft and brake assembly) being lifted into the nacelle …   Wikipedia