Chapter 6
Wind Energy
KEY CONCEPTS
- Energy availability in the wind
- Wind energy scenario in india and worldwide
- Wind turbine site selection
- Wind turbine power output variation with steady wind speed
- Different parts of wind turbines
- Classification and description of wind machines
- Vertical axis and horizontal axis wind rotors
- Principles of wind energy conversion (aerodynamics)
- Simple wind turbine theory (betz theory of momentum)
- Characteristics of windmill rotors (rotor design)
- Types of electrical generators used with wind turbines
- Applications of wind turbines
Sun is the main source of wind, and hence, wind is considered a form of solar energy. Winds are caused by the uneven heating of the atmosphere by the sun, the irregularities of the earth’s ...
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