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Wind Energy Flashcards

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Betz Limit

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Highest theoretically possible efficency of a wind turbine C = 0.593, reached at a v/v_0 ratio of 1/3

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Types of Windturbines

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Dutch Wind Mill
American Wind Turbine
Single-Blade 
Dual-Blade
Triple-Blade
Darreius Rotor
Savonius Rotor
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Elements of a wind power plant

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Rotor
Gearbox & brake
Generator
Power Converter
Transformer
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Area covered by rotor blades

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horizontal axis turbine: A = Pi*D^2/4

vertical axis turbine: A = 2/3hw

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